Cost of living comparison
Montenegro is 50.9% more expensive than Oman.
If you lived in Montenegro instead of Oman, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
|
Oman
|
Montenegro
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.04
OMR1.940
|
$11.31
€10.77
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.86
OMR3.410
|
$8.81
€8.39
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
OMR0.330
|
$2.10
€1.99
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
OMR0.120
|
$1.65
€1.57
|
|
pay 11.9% more for groceries
|
Oman
|
Montenegro
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
OMR0.410
|
$0.98
€0.94
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.23
OMR1.240
|
$4.01
€3.82
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.70
OMR2.960
|
$5.18
€4.93
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.91
OMR1.120
|
$3.02
€2.87
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.59
OMR1.000
|
$3.19
€3.04
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
$0.61
€0.58
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
OMR0.280
|
$0.83
€0.79
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.85
OMR0.330
|
$0.67
€0.64
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
OMR0.190
|
$1.17
€1.11
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
OMR0.190
|
$0.50
€0.47
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
OMR0.170
|
$0.59
€0.56
|
|
pay 36.2% more for transportation
|
Oman
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.33
OMR0.900
|
$6.10
€5.81
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$56.28
OMR21.660
|
$39.06
€37.19
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,170.43
OMR8,147.420
|
$27,888.35
€26,555.28
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.84
OMR4.550
|
$9.69
€9.23
|
|
pay 34.9% more for housing
|
Oman
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$77.45
OMR29.810
|
$29.16
€27.77
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$391.56
OMR150.690
|
$691.39
€658.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$283.72
OMR109.190
|
$536.29
€510.66
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.15
OMR27.770
|
$98.51
€93.80
|
|
pay 61.5% more for childcare
|
Oman
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$183.14
OMR70.480
|
$385.16
€366.75
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,687.51
OMR2,958.530
|
$8,661.10
€8,247.10
|
|
pay 38.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Oman
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.22
OMR3.550
|
$2.71
€2.58
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.04
OMR1.550
|
$2.26
€2.15
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.84
OMR2.250
|
$4.12
€3.92
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.92
OMR22.680
|
$58.84
€56.03
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.13
OMR3.900
|
$5.48
€5.22
|
|
pay 77.2% more for clothing
|
Oman
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.28
OMR15.890
|
$83.30
€79.32
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.52
OMR14.440
|
$45.33
€43.17
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.14
OMR28.530
|
$104.82
€99.81
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.75
OMR25.690
|
$163.37
€155.56
|
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