Cost of living comparison
Montenegro is 22.8% more expensive than Palau.
If you lived in Montenegro instead of Palau, you would:
pay 22.7% more for restaurants
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Palau
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Montenegro
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
|
$11.31
€10.70
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
|
$8.81
€8.34
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
|
$2.10
€1.98
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
|
$1.65
€1.56
|
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pay 56.7% less for groceries
|
Palau
|
Montenegro
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.44
|
$0.98
€0.93
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
|
$4.01
€3.79
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.97
|
$5.18
€4.90
|
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|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.97
|
$3.02
€2.85
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.30
|
$3.19
€3.02
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.40
|
$0.61
€0.58
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$0.83
€0.79
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.50
|
$0.67
€0.63
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$7.50
|
$1.17
€1.11
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.09
|
$0.50
€0.47
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.50
|
$0.59
€0.56
|
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pay 24.9% more for transportation
|
Palau
|
Montenegro
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.75
|
$6.10
€5.77
|
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| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$39.06
€36.95
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,500.00
|
$27,888.35
€26,383.19
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$9.69
€9.17
|
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pay 41.4% less for housing
|
Palau
|
Montenegro
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$129.50
|
$29.16
€27.59
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$900.00
|
$691.39
€654.07
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$700.00
|
$536.29
€507.35
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$98.51
€93.19
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
|
Palau
|
Montenegro
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$200.00
|
$385.16
€364.37
|
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| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,920.00
|
$8,661.10
€8,193.65
|
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pay 5.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Palau
|
Montenegro
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
|
$2.71
€2.56
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.08
|
$2.26
€2.14
|
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.25
|
$4.12
€3.90
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.00
|
$58.84
€55.67
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.48
€5.18
|
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pay 6.4% less for clothing
|
Palau
|
Montenegro
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.50
|
$83.30
€78.80
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.50
|
$45.33
€42.89
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$147.50
|
$104.82
€99.16
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$195.00
|
$163.37
€154.55
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