Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 27.5% cheaper than Montenegro overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 44.7% less in Turkey
- Groceries
-
pay 30.3% less in Turkey
- Transportation
-
pay 13.2% less in Turkey
- Housing
-
pay 47.4% less in Turkey
- Childcare
-
pay 7.1% less in Turkey
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 17.8% less in Turkey
- Clothing
-
pay 32.2% less in Turkey
Expenses including housing, restaurants, clothing, groceries, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Turkey.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Montenegro, you would:
pay 44.7% less for restaurants
|
Montenegro
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.31
€10.85
|
$6.91
TRY242.83
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.81
€8.45
|
$6.91
TRY242.86
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.10
€2.01
|
$1.17
TRY41.26
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
€1.59
|
$0.42
TRY14.86
|
|
pay 30.3% less for groceries
|
Montenegro
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.98
€0.94
|
$1.02
TRY35.67
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
€3.84
|
$4.97
TRY174.67
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.18
€4.97
|
$3.15
TRY110.74
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.89
|
$1.40
TRY49.14
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
€3.06
|
$2.40
TRY84.26
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.58
|
$0.37
TRY13.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.80
|
$0.87
TRY30.67
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.64
|
$0.42
TRY14.62
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.12
|
$0.51
TRY17.91
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
€0.48
|
$0.25
TRY8.71
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.57
|
$0.21
TRY7.47
|
|
pay 13.2% less for transportation
|
Montenegro
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.10
€5.85
|
$4.40
TRY154.59
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.06
€37.46
|
$19.27
TRY677.08
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,888.35
€26,743.73
|
$44,819.35
TRY1,574,952.04
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.69
€9.30
|
$6.29
TRY221.13
|
|
pay 47.4% less for housing
|
Montenegro
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.16
€27.96
|
$11.31
TRY397.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$691.39
€663.01
|
$442.81
TRY15,560.46
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$536.29
€514.28
|
$336.49
TRY11,824.35
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.51
€94.47
|
$44.46
TRY1,562.42
|
|
pay 7.1% less for childcare
|
Montenegro
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$385.16
€369.35
|
$408.60
TRY14,358.07
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,661.10
€8,305.63
|
$6,892.93
TRY242,217.44
|
|
pay 17.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Montenegro
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.71
€2.60
|
$2.54
TRY89.34
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
€2.17
|
$2.62
TRY92.12
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.12
€3.95
|
$1.91
TRY67.15
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.84
€56.43
|
$36.34
TRY1,276.93
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.48
€5.25
|
$5.10
TRY179.24
|
|
pay 32.2% less for clothing
|
Montenegro
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.30
€79.88
|
$42.74
TRY1,501.93
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.33
€43.47
|
$40.74
TRY1,431.77
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.82
€100.51
|
$88.38
TRY3,105.66
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$163.37
€156.67
|
$74.39
TRY2,614.03
|
|
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