Cost of living comparison
Montenegro is 39.3% more expensive than Serbia.
If you lived in Montenegro instead of Serbia, you would:
pay 37.0% more for restaurants
|
Serbia
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.13
RSD794
|
$11.31
€10.77
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
RSD850
|
$8.81
€8.39
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
RSD178
|
$2.10
€1.99
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
RSD129
|
$1.65
€1.57
|
|
pay 19.5% more for groceries
|
Serbia
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.70
RSD78
|
$0.98
€0.94
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.97
RSD442
|
$4.01
€3.82
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.84
RSD539
|
$5.18
€4.93
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
RSD266
|
$3.02
€2.87
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.93
RSD326
|
$3.19
€3.04
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
RSD53
|
$0.61
€0.58
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
RSD84
|
$0.83
€0.79
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
RSD71
|
$0.67
€0.64
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
RSD90
|
$1.17
€1.11
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
RSD51
|
$0.50
€0.47
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
RSD48
|
$0.59
€0.56
|
|
pay 24.9% more for transportation
|
Serbia
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.22
RSD693
|
$6.10
€5.81
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.52
RSD2,618
|
$39.06
€37.19
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,112.26
RSD3,129,277
|
$27,888.35
€26,555.28
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.11
RSD791
|
$9.69
€9.23
|
|
pay 57.2% more for housing
|
Serbia
|
Montenegro
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.16
RSD2,579
|
$29.16
€27.77
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.21
RSD39,317
|
$691.39
€658.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$242.83
RSD27,031
|
$536.29
€510.66
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.86
RSD12,674
|
$98.51
€93.80
|
|
pay 61.3% more for childcare
|
Serbia
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.41
RSD26,538
|
$385.16
€366.75
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,379.39
RSD598,800
|
$8,661.10
€8,247.10
|
|
pay 45.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Serbia
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.03
RSD226
|
$2.71
€2.58
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
RSD187
|
$2.26
€2.15
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.80
RSD423
|
$4.12
€3.92
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.78
RSD2,869
|
$58.84
€56.03
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.53
RSD504
|
$5.48
€5.22
|
|
pay 29.8% more for clothing
|
Serbia
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.17
RSD8,144
|
$83.30
€79.32
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.45
RSD3,947
|
$45.33
€43.17
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.31
RSD10,275
|
$104.82
€99.81
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.77
RSD11,106
|
$163.37
€155.56
|
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