Cost of living comparison
Montenegro is 20.3% cheaper than Tennessee.
If you lived in Montenegro instead of Tennessee, you would:
pay 20.3% less for restaurants
Tennessee
|
Montenegro
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.86
|
$11.31
€10.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.51
|
$8.81
€8.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.54
|
$2.10
€1.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
|
$1.65
€1.54
|
|
pay 36.8% less for groceries
Tennessee
|
Montenegro
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.90
|
$0.98
€0.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.63
|
$4.01
€3.74
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.62
|
$5.18
€4.83
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.49
|
$3.02
€2.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.03
|
$3.19
€2.98
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.70
|
$0.61
€0.57
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
|
$0.83
€0.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.95
|
$0.67
€0.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.21
|
$1.17
€1.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
|
$0.50
€0.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.70
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
pay 11.7% more for transportation
Tennessee
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.06
|
$6.10
€5.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.50
|
$39.06
€36.44
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,466.25
|
$27,888.35
€26,018.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.88
|
$9.69
€9.04
|
|
pay 47.7% less for housing
Tennessee
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$66.90
|
$29.16
€27.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,303.80
|
$691.39
€645.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,173.17
|
$536.29
€500.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$147.41
|
$98.51
€91.91
|
|
pay 56.2% less for childcare
Tennessee
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,030.34
|
$385.16
€359.34
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,284.00
|
$8,661.10
€8,080.51
|
|
pay 26.4% less for entertainment and sports
Tennessee
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.95
|
$2.71
€2.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.12
|
$2.26
€2.11
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.10
|
$4.12
€3.84
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.17
|
$58.84
€54.90
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.70
|
$5.48
€5.11
|
|
pay 33.4% more for clothing
Tennessee
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.07
|
$83.30
€77.72
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.48
|
$45.33
€42.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.12
|
$104.82
€97.79
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.39
|
$163.37
€152.42
|
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