Cost of living comparison
Montenegro is 15.3% cheaper than Vanuatu.
If you lived in Montenegro instead of Vanuatu, you would:
pay 3.8% less for restaurants
|
Vanuatu
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.23
VUV1,334
|
$11.31
€10.73
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.60
VUV1,139
|
$8.81
€8.36
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.17
VUV257
|
$2.10
€1.99
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
VUV206
|
$1.65
€1.57
|
|
pay 48.6% less for groceries
|
Vanuatu
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.46
VUV293
|
$0.98
€0.93
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.11
VUV1,200
|
$4.01
€3.80
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.55
VUV1,014
|
$5.18
€4.91
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.20
VUV618
|
$3.02
€2.86
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.41
VUV998
|
$3.19
€3.03
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.23
VUV265
|
$0.61
€0.58
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
VUV113
|
$0.83
€0.79
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.53
VUV301
|
$0.67
€0.64
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
VUV136
|
$1.17
€1.11
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.98
VUV235
|
$0.50
€0.47
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
VUV114
|
$0.59
€0.56
|
|
pay 6.8% less for transportation
|
Vanuatu
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.17
VUV852
|
$6.10
€5.79
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
$39.06
€37.04
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,163.36
VUV2,750,000
|
$27,888.35
€26,448.25
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.84
VUV1,050
|
$9.69
€9.19
|
|
pay 71.0% less for housing
|
Vanuatu
|
Montenegro
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$228.83
VUV27,167
|
$29.16
€27.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,867.11
VUV221,667
|
$691.39
€655.69
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,407.24
VUV167,070
|
$536.29
€508.60
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$347.82
VUV41,294
|
$98.51
€93.42
|
|
pay 6.8% more for childcare
|
Vanuatu
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$469.58
VUV55,750
|
$385.16
€365.27
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,586.82
VUV782,000
|
$8,661.10
€8,213.86
|
|
pay 52.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Vanuatu
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.59
VUV545
|
$2.71
€2.57
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.09
VUV604
|
$2.26
€2.14
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.27
VUV1,100
|
$4.12
€3.91
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$58.84
€55.80
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.63
VUV1,500
|
$5.48
€5.20
|
|
pay 68.5% more for clothing
|
Vanuatu
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.33
VUV5,500
|
$83.30
€79.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
$45.33
€42.99
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.08
VUV12,000
|
$104.82
€99.40
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.54
VUV6,000
|
$163.37
€154.93
|
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