Cost of living comparison
Montenegro is 72.1% more expensive than Zimbabwe overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.5 times more in Montenegro
- Groceries
-
pay 1.5% more in Montenegro
- Transportation
-
pay 9.3% less in Montenegro
- Housing
-
pay 83.1% more in Montenegro
- Childcare
-
pay 48.6% more in Montenegro
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 43.4% more in Montenegro
- Clothing
-
pay 2.9 times more in Montenegro
The cost of clothing, restaurants, housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Montenegro are more expensive than in Zimbabwe. Notably, clothing, restaurants, and housing are significantly more expensive in Montenegro.
If you lived in Montenegro instead of Zimbabwe, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
|
Zimbabwe
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.12
ZWL2,294.25
|
$11.31
€10.44
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
ZWL1,610.00
|
$8.81
€8.14
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
ZWL198.95
|
$2.10
€1.93
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
ZWL164.26
|
$1.65
€1.53
|
|
pay 1.5% more for groceries
|
Zimbabwe
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
ZWL328.81
|
$0.98
€0.91
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.32
ZWL1,712.90
|
$4.01
€3.70
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.64
ZWL1,815.06
|
$5.18
€4.78
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
ZWL661.44
|
$3.02
€2.78
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.28
ZWL732.64
|
$3.19
€2.95
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
ZWL327.34
|
$0.61
€0.56
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
ZWL250.11
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.16
ZWL375.00
|
$0.67
€0.62
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
ZWL217.19
|
$1.17
€1.08
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
ZWL168.11
|
$0.50
€0.46
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
ZWL264.39
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
pay 9.3% less for transportation
|
Zimbabwe
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.15
ZWL1,979.95
|
$6.10
€5.63
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$36.25
ZWL11,672.50
|
$39.06
€36.06
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
$27,888.35
€25,746.27
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.94
ZWL7,065.30
|
$9.69
€8.95
|
|
pay 83.1% more for housing
|
Zimbabwe
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$126.28
ZWL40,661.44
|
$29.16
€26.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$283.93
ZWL91,425.00
|
$691.39
€638.28
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$200.00
ZWL64,400.00
|
$536.29
€495.10
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.83
ZWL16,046.33
|
$98.51
€90.95
|
|
pay 48.6% more for childcare
|
Zimbabwe
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$210.71
ZWL67,850.00
|
$385.16
€355.58
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,562.50
ZWL2,435,125.00
|
$8,661.10
€7,995.85
|
|
pay 43.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Zimbabwe
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
$2.71
€2.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
ZWL854.83
|
$2.26
€2.09
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.56
ZWL503.12
|
$4.12
€3.80
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.32
ZWL14,270.45
|
$58.84
€54.32
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
ZWL3,220.00
|
$5.48
€5.06
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for clothing
|
Zimbabwe
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.11
ZWL6,797.78
|
$83.30
€76.90
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.44
ZWL6,261.11
|
$45.33
€41.85
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$52.50
ZWL16,905.00
|
$104.82
€96.77
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.45
ZWL16,246.36
|
$163.37
€150.82
|
|
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