Cost of living comparison
Montenegro is 2.1 times more expensive than Tajikistan.
If you lived in Montenegro instead of Tajikistan, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
Tajikistan
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.05
TJS53.62
|
$10.03
€9.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.09
TJS96.52
|
$6.98
€6.42
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
TJS6.13
|
$2.07
€1.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
TJS2.76
|
$1.47
€1.35
|
|
pay 53.1% more for groceries
Tajikistan
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
TJS6.20
|
$0.91
€0.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.21
TJS44.70
|
$4.20
€3.86
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.98
TJS31.63
|
$5.15
€4.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
TJS17.55
|
$2.91
€2.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
TJS19.08
|
$3.08
€2.83
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.52
TJS5.51
|
$0.54
€0.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.12
TJS11.92
|
$0.78
€0.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
TJS11.46
|
$0.66
€0.60
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
TJS5.24
|
$1.12
€1.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
TJS3.07
|
$0.48
€0.44
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
TJS2.13
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for transportation
Tajikistan
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.30
TJS35.05
|
$6.19
€5.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.59
TJS48.75
|
$35.69
€32.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,744.22
TJS209,620.93
|
$25,337.87
€23,300.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.12
TJS33.15
|
$10.16
€9.34
|
|
pay 76.0% more for housing
Tajikistan
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.51
TJS249.60
|
$27.71
€25.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$384.54
TJS4,082.56
|
$604.28
€555.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$196.68
TJS2,088.09
|
$455.38
€418.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.41
TJS524.54
|
$97.48
€89.64
|
|
pay 95.7% more for childcare
Tajikistan
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.89
TJS1,007.48
|
$317.80
€292.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,407.70
TJS142,347.23
|
$7,564.83
€6,956.49
|
|
pay 48.5% more for entertainment and sports
Tajikistan
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.10
TJS11.70
|
$2.74
€2.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.25
TJS23.89
|
$2.09
€1.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.30
TJS24.37
|
$3.64
€3.35
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.52
TJS355.91
|
$40.01
€36.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.59
TJS48.75
|
$5.66
€5.20
|
|
pay 70.5% more for clothing
Tajikistan
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.85
TJS316.87
|
$71.96
€66.18
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.45
TJS376.34
|
$30.57
€28.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.30
TJS799.48
|
$96.13
€88.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$52.80
TJS560.61
|
$119.85
€110.21
|
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