Cost of living comparison
Montenegro is 40.7% cheaper than Virgin Islands overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 28.6% less in Montenegro
- Groceries
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pay 68.0% less in Montenegro
- Transportation
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pay 40.5% less in Montenegro
- Housing
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pay 63.9% less in Montenegro
- Childcare
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pay 53.9% less in Montenegro
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 45.8% less in Montenegro
- Clothing
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pay 15.9% more in Montenegro
Expenses including groceries, housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, transportation, and restaurants are lower in Montenegro.
If you lived in Montenegro instead of Virgin Islands, you would:
pay 28.6% less for restaurants
|
Virgin Islands
|
Montenegro
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$24.00
|
$11.31
€10.95
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.18
|
$8.81
€8.53
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.02
|
$2.10
€2.03
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
|
$1.65
€1.60
|
|
pay 68.0% less for groceries
|
Virgin Islands
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$6.40
|
$0.98
€0.95
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.98
|
$4.01
€3.88
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.27
|
$5.18
€5.01
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.80
|
$3.02
€2.92
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$11.70
|
$3.19
€3.09
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.78
|
$0.61
€0.59
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.30
|
$0.83
€0.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.98
|
$0.67
€0.65
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.63
|
$1.17
€1.13
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
|
$0.50
€0.48
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$2.47
|
$0.59
€0.57
|
|
pay 40.5% less for transportation
|
Virgin Islands
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.33
|
$6.10
€5.91
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$100.00
|
$39.06
€37.82
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,333.33
|
$27,888.35
€27,002.67
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$52.43
|
$9.69
€9.39
|
|
pay 63.9% less for housing
|
Virgin Islands
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$96.50
|
$29.16
€28.23
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,781.25
|
$691.39
€669.43
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,389.90
|
$536.29
€519.26
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$266.22
|
$98.51
€95.38
|
|
pay 53.9% less for childcare
|
Virgin Islands
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$991.67
|
$385.16
€372.93
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,200.00
|
$8,661.10
€8,386.04
|
|
pay 45.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Virgin Islands
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.70
|
$2.71
€2.62
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.43
|
$2.26
€2.19
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.50
|
$4.12
€3.99
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$109.33
|
$58.84
€56.97
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.67
|
$5.48
€5.30
|
|
pay 15.9% more for clothing
|
Virgin Islands
|
Montenegro
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.12
|
$83.30
€80.65
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.38
|
$45.33
€43.89
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.75
|
$104.82
€101.49
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.67
|
$163.37
€158.18
|
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