Montenegro vs North Macedonia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montenegro North Macedonia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$972
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2407
$1593
🏠 One person rent
$524
$310
🏘️ Family rent
$1023
$509
🍽️ Food expenses
$322
$249
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.5
$37.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$830
$549
💸 GDP per capita
$10093
$6591
😃 Human freedom index
7.8
7.64
❤️ Life expectancy
73.8
74.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
46
42
🌐 English speaking %
26%
5%
🎓 Higher education
62
66
😀 Quality of life
59
54
🏙️ Population
622K
1.84M

The average cost of living in Montenegro ($972) is 45% more expensive than in North Macedonia ($671). Montenegro ranked 85th vs 139th 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 0.9 months in Montenegro compared to 0.8 months in North Macedonia. Ranked 64th and 76th 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
$8.32
$5.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.8
$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.5
$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.63
$1.87
 Cappuccino
$1.97
$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.07
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$515
$252
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$402
$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1052
$457
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$841
$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.9
$90.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$139
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28
$18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.03%
5.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2229
$1552
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1647
$1160
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.11
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.5
$22.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.99
$5.66
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.62
$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.9
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.81
$7.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.25
$7.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.03
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.7
$5.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.78
$2.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.16
$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$3.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.68
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.45
$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.8
$27.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.44
$5.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.5
$31
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.28
$3.42
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.5
$59
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.3
$74.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$246
$213
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7356
$2729

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Montenegro

City Cost of living Population
Podgorica
$945
151K
Ulcinj
$989
19.9K
Budva
$1116
19.2K
Plav
$1004
13.8K
Kotor
$1040
12.6K
Bar
$1013
13.7K
Cetinje
$816
14K
Mojkovac
$1030
10.1K
Berane
$1028
11.8K

In North Macedonia

City Cost of living Population
Skopje
$760
527K
Tetovo
$570
142K
Bitola
$692
74.6K
Ohrid
$626
55.7K
Prilep
$534
66.2K
Kumanovo
$563
70.8K
Veles
$531
43.7K
Stip
$602
43.7K
Kavadarci
$576
32K
Strumica
$581
33.8K