Cost of living comparison

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Wellington vs. Montenegro Cost of Living Summary

Wellington is 75.9% more expensive than Montenegro overall.

Restaurants: pay 21.7% more in Wellington
Groceries: pay 79.3% more in Wellington
Transportation: pay 85.7% more in Wellington
Housing: pay 96.6% more in Wellington
Childcare: pay 86.2% more in Wellington
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.6 times more in Wellington
Clothing: pay 1.5% more in Wellington

The cost of entertainment and sports, housing, childcare, transportation, groceries, and restaurants in Wellington are more expensive than in Montenegro. Notably, entertainment and sports, housing, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Wellington.

Wellington vs. Montenegro Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Wellington instead of Montenegro, you would:

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pay 21.7% more for restaurants

	Montenegro	Wellington
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.31 €11.03	$14.93 NZ$26.85	+32.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.81 €8.59	$8.96 NZ$16.11	+1.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.10 €2.04	$2.57 NZ$4.63	+22.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.65 €1.61	$2.15 NZ$3.87	+30.3%
Average			+21.7%

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pay 79.3% more for groceries

	Montenegro	Wellington
Bread 1 loaf	$0.98 €0.96	$1.96 NZ$3.53	+99.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.01 €3.91	$4.15 NZ$7.46	+3.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.18 €5.05	$6.98 NZ$12.55	+34.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.02 €2.94	$6.84 NZ$12.30	+126.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.19 €3.12	$5.06 NZ$9.10	+58.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.61 €0.59	$1.40 NZ$2.51	+129.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 €0.81	$1.09 NZ$1.96	+31.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.67 €0.65	$1.48 NZ$2.65	+120.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 €1.14	$2.61 NZ$4.69	+123.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 €0.48	$1.01 NZ$1.82	+104.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.59 €0.58	$0.84 NZ$1.51	+41.8%
Average			+79.3%

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pay 85.7% more for transportation

	Montenegro	Wellington
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.10 €5.95	$6.42 NZ$11.54	+5.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.06 €38.09	$127.57 NZ$229.39	+226.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,888.35 €27,196.21	$34,339.84 NZ$61,751.20	+23.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.69 €9.45	$18.22 NZ$32.75	+87.9%
Average			+85.7%

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pay 96.6% more for housing

	Montenegro	Wellington
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.16 €28.44	$54.27 NZ$97.59	+86.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$691.39 €674.23	$1,487.35 NZ$2,674.60	+115.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$536.29 €522.98	$1,335.17 NZ$2,400.96	+149.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$98.51 €96.07	$134.11 NZ$241.16	+36.1%
Average			+96.6%

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pay 86.2% more for childcare

	Montenegro	Wellington
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$385.16 €375.60	$871.44 NZ$1,567.05	+126.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,661.10 €8,446.15	$12,649.75 NZ$22,747.26	+46.1%
Average			+86.2%

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pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports

	Montenegro	Wellington
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.71 €2.64	$7.17 NZ$12.89	+164.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.26 €2.20	$3.41 NZ$6.14	+51.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.12 €4.02	$24.46 NZ$43.98	+493.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.84 €57.38	$39.85 NZ$71.66	-32.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.48 €5.34	$12.24 NZ$22.02	+123.5%
Average			+160.0%

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pay 1.5% more for clothing

	Montenegro	Wellington
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$83.30 €81.23	$75.78 NZ$136.27	-9.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.33 €44.21	$55.09 NZ$99.07	+21.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.82 €102.21	$119.44 NZ$214.79	+14.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$163.37 €159.32	$129.60 NZ$233.04	-20.7%
Average			+1.5%

Montenegro vs. Wellington - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025

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