Congo vs Montenegro - Cost of Living Comparison

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Congo Montenegro
🚶 Cost of living one person
$582
$1040
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1460
$2529
🏠 One person rent
$250
$551
🏘️ Family rent
$483
$1020
🍽️ Food expenses
$213
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.4
$36.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$427
$858
💸 GDP per capita
$2509
$12017
😃 Human freedom index
5.41
7.8
❤️ Life expectancy
63.1
76.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
22
46
🌐 English speaking %
0%
26%
🎓 Higher education
21
62
😀 Quality of life
15
58
🏙️ Population
6.14M
617K

The average cost of living in the Congo ($582) is 44% less expensive than in Montenegro ($1040). the Congo ranked 165th vs 79th for Montenegro in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in the Congo compared to 0.8 months in Montenegro. Ranked 178th and 62nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in the Congo vs Montenegro

We calculate prices for the Congo and Montenegro as a population-weighted mean of 6 and 9 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Congo Montenegro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.56
$9.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.5
$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.8
$8.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$2.7
 Cappuccino
$1.89
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$557
$1108
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$357
$820
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.4
$74.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61
$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.4
$29.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.23%
5.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1593
$2507
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$913
$1917
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$1.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.2
$32.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.58
$8.56
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.73
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.96
$8.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.29
$7.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.97
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.92
$5.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.61
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.03
$3.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.9
$39.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.45
$5.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.9
$32.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.53
$6.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.7
$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.1
$96.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$120
$305
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3762
$7506

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In the Congo

City Cost of living Population
Brazzaville
$589
2.15M
Pointe-Noire
$578
1.42M
Kayes
$531
71.6K
Madingou
$531
36.2K
Gamboma
$531
26.1K
Kinkala
$529
12.1K

In Montenegro

City Cost of living Population
Podgorica
$1035
151K
Ulcinj
$1045
19.9K
Cetinje
$895
14K
Budva
$1191
13.3K
Plav
$1053
13.8K
Bar
$1059
13.7K
Berane
$1046
11.1K
Mojkovac
$1076
3.59K
Kotor
$1146
961