Montenegro vs Somalia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montenegro Somalia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1062
$714
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2537
$1673
🏠 One person rent
$544
$244
🏘️ Family rent
$932
$366
🍽️ Food expenses
$382
$272
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.3
$63.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1064
$118
💸 GDP per capita
$13263
$630
😃 Human freedom index
7.86
4.87
❤️ Life expectancy
77.6
58.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
46
9
🌐 English speaking %
26%
2%
🎓 Higher education
63
17
😀 Quality of life
65
9
🏙️ Population
624K
19M

The average cost of living in Montenegro ($1062) is 49% more expensive than in Somalia ($714). Montenegro ranked 87th vs 154th for Somalia 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 0.2 months in Somalia. Ranked 60th and 192nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Montenegro vs Somalia

We calculate prices for Montenegro and Somalia as a population-weighted mean of 9 and 4 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 Somalia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.1
$3.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.5
$45.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.45
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$3.38
 Cappuccino
$2.43
$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.55
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$549
$141
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$411
$83.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1176
$1527
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$830
$201
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.6
$86.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.9
$60.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.34%
13.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3117
$3961
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2248
$6520
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.44
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.6
$21.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.75
$6.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.73
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.43
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.12
$4.68
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.86
$6.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$4.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$3.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.36
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.4
$3.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.3
$1.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.26
$3.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.82
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.89
$1.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.9
$35.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.27
$26.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.2
$14.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.73
$54.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.3
$16.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.3
$25.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$384
$50.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7704
$622

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Cities Comparison in Montenegro vs Somalia

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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 Somalia

City Cost of living Population
Mogadishu
$721
2.12M
Hargeisa
$682
1.23M
Baidoa
$745
1.2M
Borama
$521
68.1K