Montenegro vs Serbia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montenegro Serbia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1062
$1112
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2537
$2632
🏠 One person rent
$544
$572
🏘️ Family rent
$932
$961
🍽️ Food expenses
$382
$367
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.3
$68.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1064
$1041
💸 GDP per capita
$13263
$13679
😃 Human freedom index
7.86
7.06
❤️ Life expectancy
77.6
76.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
46
33
🌐 English speaking %
26%
55%
🎓 Higher education
63
83
😀 Quality of life
65
64
🏙️ Population
624K
6.59M

The average cost of living in Montenegro ($1062) is 5% less expensive than in Serbia ($1112). Montenegro ranked 87th vs 80th for Serbia in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Montenegro compared to 0.9 months in Serbia. Ranked 60th and 64th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Montenegro vs Serbia

We calculate prices for Montenegro and Serbia 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 Serbia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.1
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.5
$44.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.45
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$3.05
 Cappuccino
$2.43
$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.55
$2.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$549
$539
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$411
$388
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1176
$1059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$830
$708
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.6
$118
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$182
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.9
$30.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.34%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3117
$3976
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2248
$2518
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.44
$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.6
$25.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.75
$10
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.73
$1.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$0.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.43
$2.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.12
$9.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.86
$6.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.36
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.4
$8.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.3
$4.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.26
$7.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.82
$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.89
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.9
$35.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.27
$6.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.2
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.73
$7.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.3
$90.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.3
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$384
$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7704
$8451

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Montenegro

City Cost of living Population
Podgorica
$1053
151K
Cetinje
$930
14K
Budva
$1207
13.3K
Bar
$1078
13.7K
Ulcinj
$1047
11.5K
Plav
$1092
13.8K
Berane
$1093
11.1K
Mojkovac
$1119
3.59K
Kotor
$1265
961

In Serbia

City Cost of living Population
Belgrade
$1349
1.2M
Novi Sad
$1168
260K
Nis
$830
183K
Pristina
$718
227K
Kragujevac
$932
151K
Subotica
$848
106K
Valjevo
$841
90.3K
Cacak
$826
71.9K
Novi Pazar
$832
66.5K
Mitrovica
$581
71.6K