Montenegro vs North Macedonia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montenegro North Macedonia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1040
$699
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2529
$1664
🏠 One person rent
$551
$324
🏘️ Family rent
$1020
$534
🍽️ Food expenses
$360
$260
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.6
$40.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$858
$639
💸 GDP per capita
$12017
$8146
😃 Human freedom index
7.8
7.64
❤️ Life expectancy
76.2
74.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
46
42
🌐 English speaking %
26%
5%
🎓 Higher education
62
66
😀 Quality of life
58
53
🏙️ Population
617K
1.84M

The average cost of living in Montenegro ($1040) is 49% more expensive than in North Macedonia ($699). Montenegro ranked 79th vs 138th for North Macedonia in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Montenegro compared to 0.9 months in North Macedonia. Ranked 62nd and 75th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Montenegro vs North Macedonia

We calculate prices for Montenegro and North Macedonia as a population-weighted mean of 9 and 10 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.

Montenegro North Macedonia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.85
$5.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.8
$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.53
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.7
$1.98
 Cappuccino
$2.13
$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.2
$1.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$557
$279
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$420
$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1108
$495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$820
$355
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.1
$86.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.3
$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.7%
5.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2507
$1783
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1917
$1302
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.18
$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.4
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.56
$5.86
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.66
$1.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3
$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.64
$7.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$7.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.35
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.94
$5.43
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.91
$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$5.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.7
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.76
$5.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.4
$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.01
$4.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$75.5
$56.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.6
$78.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$305
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7506
$2927

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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

In North Macedonia

City Cost of living Population
Skopje
$785
527K
Tetovo
$641
63.2K
Bitola
$685
69.3K
Kumanovo
$589
70.8K
Prilep
$545
63.3K
Veles
$549
40.7K
Ohrid
$645
38.8K
Stip
$571
42K
Kavadarci
$595
32K
Strumica
$529
33.8K