Croatia vs Montenegro - Cost of Living Comparison

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Croatia Montenegro
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1356
$1068
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3175
$2539
🏠 One person rent
$707
$549
🏘️ Family rent
$1185
$943
🍽️ Food expenses
$448
$385
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.4
$38.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1689
$1001
💸 GDP per capita
$23931
$12935
😃 Human freedom index
8
7.77
❤️ Life expectancy
78.5
77.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
47
46
🌐 English speaking %
57.1%
26%
🎓 Higher education
84
63
😀 Quality of life
73
64
🏙️ Population
3.87M
624K

The average cost of living in Croatia ($1356) is 27% more expensive than in Montenegro ($1068). Croatia ranked 44th vs 84th 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 1.2 months in Croatia compared to 0.9 months in Montenegro. Ranked 43rd and 58th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Croatia vs Montenegro

We calculate prices for Croatia and Montenegro as a population-weighted mean of 15 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.

Croatia Montenegro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.4
$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.2
$44.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.4
$9.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.8
$3.01
 Cappuccino
$2.49
$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.13
$2.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$692
$549
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$520
$416
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1245
$1104
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$929
$814
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$75.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.1
$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.42%
5.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4943
$2755
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3463
$2128
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.26
$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.1
$33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$8.84
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.75
$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$2.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.06
$3.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$9.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$8.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.44
$2.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.22
$6.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.72
$4.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.84
$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$3.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.9
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.35
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49
$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.17
$5.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.4
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.12
$6.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.2
$78
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$97.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$381
$329
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10959
$7775

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Cities Comparison in Croatia vs Montenegro

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Croatia

City Cost of living Population
Zagreb
$1437
767K
Split
$1623
161K
Rijeka
$1316
108K
Osijek
$1072
96.3K
Velika Gorica
$1199
61.1K
Zadar
$1322
70.8K
Slavonski Brod
$970
49.9K
Pula
$858
52.2K
Karlovac
$1033
49.4K
Dubrovnik
$1610
41.6K
Kastela
$1515
37.8K
Bjelovar
$1113
36.3K
Sibenik
$1153
42.6K
Hvar
$1503
3.98K
Cavtat
$1539
2.19K

In Montenegro

City Cost of living Population
Podgorica
$1047
151K
Ulcinj
$1107
19.9K
Cetinje
$967
14K
Budva
$1195
13.3K
Plav
$1111
13.8K
Bar
$1115
13.7K
Berane
$1107
11.1K
Mojkovac
$1164
3.59K
Kotor
$1261
961