Cost of living comparison
Montenegro is 66.3% more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in Montenegro instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
|
Thailand
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.33
THB80.41
|
$11.31
€10.86
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.02
THB207.49
|
$8.81
€8.46
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
THB24.29
|
$2.10
€2.01
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
THB13.08
|
$1.65
€1.59
|
|
pay 13.0% more for groceries
|
Thailand
|
Montenegro
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.40
THB48.22
|
$0.98
€0.94
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.16
THB281.32
|
$4.01
€3.85
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.68
THB230.39
|
$5.18
€4.97
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
THB70.53
|
$3.02
€2.89
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.29
THB44.47
|
$3.19
€3.07
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
THB42.42
|
$0.61
€0.59
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
THB17.94
|
$0.83
€0.80
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
THB28.10
|
$0.67
€0.64
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
THB22.70
|
$1.17
€1.12
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
THB23.86
|
$0.50
€0.48
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
THB18.46
|
$0.59
€0.57
|
|
pay 19.9% more for transportation
|
Thailand
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.47
THB153.97
|
$6.10
€5.86
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.43
THB876.58
|
$39.06
€37.49
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,362.48
THB1,080,943.73
|
$27,888.35
€26,769.38
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.67
THB333.15
|
$9.69
€9.30
|
|
pay 91.1% more for housing
|
Thailand
|
Montenegro
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.13
THB590.56
|
$29.16
€27.99
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$389.22
THB13,414.91
|
$691.39
€663.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$225.23
THB7,762.97
|
$536.29
€514.77
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$55.17
THB1,901.63
|
$98.51
€94.56
|
|
pay 1.8% less for childcare
|
Thailand
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$341.66
THB11,775.64
|
$385.16
€369.71
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,344.18
THB356,523.92
|
$8,661.10
€8,313.59
|
|
pay 14.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Thailand
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.20
THB75.82
|
$2.71
€2.60
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.90
THB65.47
|
$2.26
€2.17
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
THB132.60
|
$4.12
€3.96
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.79
THB1,681.66
|
$58.84
€56.48
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.42
THB186.84
|
$5.48
€5.26
|
|
pay 86.5% more for clothing
|
Thailand
|
Montenegro
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.62
THB1,331.01
|
$83.30
€79.96
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.36
THB1,011.94
|
$45.33
€43.51
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.78
THB2,853.16
|
$104.82
€100.61
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.55
THB2,259.41
|
$163.37
€156.82
|
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