Cost of living comparison
Montenegro is 2.4 times more expensive than Tajikistan.
If you lived in Montenegro instead of Tajikistan, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
Tajikistan
|
Montenegro
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.61
TJS60.01
|
$11.31
€10.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.97
TJS85.24
|
$8.81
€8.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
TJS6.33
|
$2.10
€1.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
TJS3.00
|
$1.65
€1.57
|
|
pay 68.9% more for groceries
Tajikistan
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
TJS6.10
|
$0.98
€0.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
TJS45.75
|
$4.01
€3.80
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.05
TJS32.56
|
$5.18
€4.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.47
TJS15.76
|
$3.02
€2.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
TJS20.14
|
$3.19
€3.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
TJS5.81
|
$0.61
€0.58
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
TJS9.40
|
$0.83
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.09
TJS11.68
|
$0.67
€0.64
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
TJS3.86
|
$1.17
€1.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
TJS3.15
|
$0.50
€0.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
TJS2.21
|
$0.59
€0.56
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for transportation
Tajikistan
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.19
TJS34.08
|
$6.10
€5.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.68
TJS50.01
|
$39.06
€37.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,113.17
TJS215,052.90
|
$27,888.35
€26,448.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.11
TJS33.26
|
$9.69
€9.19
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Tajikistan
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.95
TJS256.06
|
$29.16
€27.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$365.06
TJS3,903.24
|
$691.39
€655.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$230.24
TJS2,461.79
|
$536.29
€508.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.90
TJS383.80
|
$98.51
€93.42
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Tajikistan
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$106.65
TJS1,140.28
|
$385.16
€365.27
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,076.23
TJS107,736.50
|
$8,661.10
€8,213.86
|
|
pay 73.8% more for entertainment and sports
Tajikistan
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
TJS12.00
|
$2.71
€2.57
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
TJS17.25
|
$2.26
€2.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.34
TJS25.01
|
$4.12
€3.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.25
TJS323.41
|
$58.84
€55.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.68
TJS50.01
|
$5.48
€5.20
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
Tajikistan
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.79
TJS265.07
|
$83.30
€79.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.11
TJS386.09
|
$45.33
€42.99
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.71
TJS820.20
|
$104.82
€99.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$38.36
TJS410.10
|
$163.37
€154.93
|
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