Cost of living comparison

 Sweden
compared to
 Montenegro
Montenegro vs. Sweden Cost of Living Summary

Montenegro is 17.9% more expensive than Sweden overall.

Restaurants
pay 5.9% less in Montenegro
Groceries
pay 29.5% less in Montenegro
Transportation
pay 25.4% less in Montenegro
Housing
pay 2.2% less in Montenegro
Childcare
pay 3.0 times more in Montenegro
Entertainment and Sports
pay 28.9% less in Montenegro
Clothing
pay 21.9% more in Montenegro

The cost of childcare and clothing in Montenegro are more expensive than in Sweden. Expenses including groceries, entertainment and sports, transportation, restaurants, and housing are lower in Montenegro. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Montenegro.

Montenegro vs. Sweden Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Montenegro instead of Sweden, you would:

pay 5.9% less for restaurants

 
Sweden
Montenegro
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $11.92
SEK131.11
$11.31
€10.85
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.45
SEK104.00
$8.81
€8.45
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.04
SEK22.46
$2.10
€2.01

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pay 29.5% less for groceries

 
Sweden
Montenegro
Bread
1 loaf
$2.49
SEK27.35
$0.98
€0.94
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.18
SEK57.03
$4.01
€3.84
Milk (1 gallon) $5.43
SEK59.79
$5.18
€4.97

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pay 25.4% less for transportation

 
Sweden
Montenegro
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.64
SEK73.00
$6.10
€5.85
Monthly public transit pass $68.10
SEK749.21
$39.06
€37.46
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $26,850.74
SEK295,386.30
$27,888.35
€26,743.73

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pay 2.2% less for housing

 
Sweden
Montenegro
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$30.29
SEK333.19
$29.16
€27.96
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $821.73
SEK9,039.86
$691.39
€663.01
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $641.62
SEK7,058.51
$536.29
€514.28

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pay 3.0 times more for childcare

 
Sweden
Montenegro
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $122.27
SEK1,345.15
$385.16
€369.35
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $3,135.75
SEK34,496.52
$8,661.10
€8,305.63

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pay 28.9% less for entertainment and sports

 
Sweden
Montenegro
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $6.64
SEK73.07
$2.71
€2.60
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.78
SEK41.64
$2.26
€2.17
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.41
SEK70.50
$4.12
€3.95

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pay 21.9% more for clothing

 
Sweden
Montenegro
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$79.10
SEK870.14
$83.30
€79.88
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$35.56
SEK391.20
$45.33
€43.47
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$84.42
SEK928.74
$104.82
€100.51

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025
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