Cost of living comparison
Montenegro is 22.8% more expensive than Palau overall.
- Restaurants
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pay 22.7% more in Montenegro
- Groceries
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pay 56.7% less in Montenegro
- Transportation
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pay 24.9% more in Montenegro
- Housing
-
pay 41.4% less in Montenegro
- Childcare
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pay 3.2 times more in Montenegro
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 5.1% less in Montenegro
- Clothing
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pay 6.4% less in Montenegro
The cost of childcare, transportation, and restaurants in Montenegro are more expensive than in Palau. Expenses including groceries, housing, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Montenegro. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Montenegro.
If you lived in Montenegro instead of Palau, you would:
pay 22.7% more for restaurants
|
Palau
|
Montenegro
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
|
$11.31
€10.95
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
|
$8.81
€8.53
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
|
$2.10
€2.03
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
|
$1.65
€1.60
|
|
pay 56.7% less for groceries
|
Palau
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.44
|
$0.98
€0.95
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
|
$4.01
€3.88
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.97
|
$5.18
€5.01
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.97
|
$3.02
€2.92
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.30
|
$3.19
€3.09
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.40
|
$0.61
€0.59
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$0.83
€0.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.50
|
$0.67
€0.65
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$7.50
|
$1.17
€1.13
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.09
|
$0.50
€0.48
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.50
|
$0.59
€0.57
|
|
pay 24.9% more for transportation
|
Palau
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.75
|
$6.10
€5.91
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$39.06
€37.82
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,500.00
|
$27,888.35
€27,002.67
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$9.69
€9.39
|
|
pay 41.4% less for housing
|
Palau
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$129.50
|
$29.16
€28.23
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$900.00
|
$691.39
€669.43
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$700.00
|
$536.29
€519.26
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$98.51
€95.38
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
|
Palau
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$200.00
|
$385.16
€372.93
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,920.00
|
$8,661.10
€8,386.04
|
|
pay 5.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Palau
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
|
$2.71
€2.62
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.08
|
$2.26
€2.19
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.25
|
$4.12
€3.99
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.00
|
$58.84
€56.97
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.48
€5.30
|
|
pay 6.4% less for clothing
|
Palau
|
Montenegro
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.50
|
$83.30
€80.65
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.50
|
$45.33
€43.89
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$147.50
|
$104.82
€101.49
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$195.00
|
$163.37
€158.18
|
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