Cost of living comparison
Montenegro is 5.3% cheaper than Puerto Rico overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 4.9% more in Montenegro
- Groceries
-
pay 42.7% less in Montenegro
- Transportation
-
pay 5.8% less in Montenegro
- Housing
-
pay 30.5% less in Montenegro
- Childcare
-
pay 8.9% less in Montenegro
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 6.6% less in Montenegro
- Clothing
-
pay 52.5% more in Montenegro
The cost of clothing and restaurants in Montenegro are more expensive than in Puerto Rico. Expenses including groceries, housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Montenegro.
If you lived in Montenegro instead of Puerto Rico, you would:
pay 4.9% more for restaurants
|
Puerto Rico
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.81
|
$11.31
€10.14
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.53
|
$8.81
€7.89
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
|
$2.10
€1.88
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
|
$1.65
€1.48
|
|
pay 42.7% less for groceries
|
Puerto Rico
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.14
|
$0.98
€0.88
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.23
|
$4.01
€3.59
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.64
|
$5.18
€4.64
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.96
|
$3.02
€2.70
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.79
|
$3.19
€2.86
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.16
|
$0.61
€0.55
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
|
$0.83
€0.75
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.37
|
$0.67
€0.60
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.18
|
$1.17
€1.05
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
|
$0.50
€0.44
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.14
|
$0.59
€0.53
|
|
pay 5.8% less for transportation
|
Puerto Rico
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.74
|
$6.10
€5.47
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.80
|
$39.06
€34.99
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,875.00
|
$27,888.35
€24,984.92
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.18
|
$9.69
€8.68
|
|
pay 30.5% less for housing
|
Puerto Rico
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.13
|
$29.16
€26.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$830.95
|
$691.39
€619.41
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$536.89
|
$536.29
€480.46
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$215.17
|
$98.51
€88.26
|
|
pay 8.9% less for childcare
|
Puerto Rico
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$421.25
|
$385.16
€345.06
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,550.00
|
$8,661.10
€7,759.40
|
|
pay 6.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Puerto Rico
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.72
|
$2.71
€2.43
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.36
|
$2.26
€2.03
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.94
|
$4.12
€3.69
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.20
|
$58.84
€52.72
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.17
|
$5.48
€4.91
|
|
pay 52.5% more for clothing
|
Puerto Rico
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.66
|
$83.30
€74.63
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.06
|
$45.33
€40.61
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.78
|
$104.82
€93.90
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.00
|
$163.37
€146.36
|
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