Montenegro vs South Africa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montenegro South Africa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1068
$1016
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2539
$2301
🏠 One person rent
$549
$520
🏘️ Family rent
$943
$843
🍽️ Food expenses
$385
$290
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.1
$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1001
$1121
💸 GDP per capita
$12935
$6253
😃 Human freedom index
7.77
7.1
❤️ Life expectancy
77.6
66.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
46
41
🌐 English speaking %
26%
31%
🎓 Higher education
63
82
😀 Quality of life
64
40
🏙️ Population
624K
64M

The average cost of living in Montenegro ($1068) is 5% more expensive than in South Africa ($1016). Montenegro ranked 84th vs 94th for South Africa 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 1.1 months in South Africa. Ranked 58th and 128th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Montenegro vs South Africa

We calculate prices for Montenegro and South Africa as a population-weighted mean of 9 and 36 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 South Africa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.6
$9.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.3
$37.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.45
$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.01
$2.37
 Cappuccino
$2.46
$2.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.35
$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$549
$518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$416
$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1104
$933
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$814
$746
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.3
$75.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.3
$40.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.37%
11.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2755
$1209
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2128
$891
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.39
$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33
$46.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.84
$10.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.74
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.4
$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$8.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$5.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$7.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.36
$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.56
$5.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.14
$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.32
$5.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.84
$3.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.2
$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.62
$6.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.2
$29.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.83
$6.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$78
$52.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.7
$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$329
$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7775
$4714

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Cities Comparison in Montenegro vs South Africa

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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

In South Africa

City Cost of living Population
Johannesburg
$1082
4.43M
Soweto
$984
1.27M
Cape Town
$1231
3.78M
Pretoria
$975
742K
Pietermaritzburg
$705
839K
Rustenburg
$940
550K
Durban
$892
595K
Centurion
$892
237K
Sandton
$984
222K
Randburg
$890
337K
East London
$784
267K
Kimberley
$861
225K
Benoni
$826
159K
George
$857
157K
Klerksdorp
$762
187K
Springs
$740
122K
Kroonstad
$808
169K
Paarl
$1243
112K
Potchefstroom
$731
149K
Vereeniging
$706
99K
Middelburg
$830
87.3K
Makhanda
$814
67.3K
Uitenhage
$946
104K
Worcester
$666
97.1K
Vanderbijlpark
$799
95.8K
Port Elizabeth
$1005
312K
Upington
$746
121K
Mthatha
$901
96.1K
Bloemfontein
$698
256K
Komani
$988
68.9K