Cost of living comparison
Budva is 4.0% more expensive than Spain.
If you lived in Budva instead of Spain, you would:
pay 11.0% less for restaurants
Spain
|
Budva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.31
€12.45
|
$10.83
€10.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.95
€8.37
|
$6.50
€6.08
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
€1.93
|
$2.09
€1.96
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
€1.43
|
$1.53
€1.43
|
|
pay 11.5% less for groceries
Spain
|
Budva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
€1.18
|
$0.98
€0.91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
€5.80
|
$4.28
€4.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.19
€3.92
|
$5.17
€4.84
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
€2.36
|
$2.87
€2.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
€3.05
|
$3.07
€2.87
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.90
|
$0.49
€0.46
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.77
|
$0.82
€0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.78
|
$0.67
€0.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.01
|
$1.20
€1.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.62
|
$0.48
€0.45
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
$0.63
€0.59
|
|
pay 5.2% less for transportation
Spain
|
Budva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.53
€6.11
|
$6.22
€5.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.45
€33.15
|
$35.20
€32.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,659.33
€31,479.38
|
$29,240.65
€27,346.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.39
€13.46
|
$14.08
€13.17
|
|
pay 6.1% less for housing
Spain
|
Budva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.81
€31.62
|
$28.61
€26.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$828.43
€774.77
|
$816.11
€763.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$665.31
€622.22
|
$613.69
€573.95
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.67
€99.76
|
$107.14
€100.20
|
|
pay 16.1% more for childcare
Spain
|
Budva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.14
€356.46
|
$400.71
€374.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,410.38
€6,930.45
|
$9,421.99
€8,811.77
|
|
pay 1.4% less for entertainment and sports
Spain
|
Budva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.76
€2.58
|
$3.25
€3.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.92
€1.79
|
$2.35
€2.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.57
€5.21
|
$3.79
€3.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.03
€40.24
|
$47.92
€44.82
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.46
€7.92
|
$6.23
€5.82
|
|
pay 47.2% more for clothing
Spain
|
Budva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.08
€68.34
|
$82.58
€77.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.46
€29.42
|
$30.68
€28.70
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.09
€70.23
|
$118.45
€110.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.97
€86.01
|
$203.06
€189.91
|
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