Montenegro vs Switzerland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montenegro Switzerland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$982
$2846
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2388
$7289
🏠 One person rent
$520
$1596
🏘️ Family rent
$960
$2929
🍽️ Food expenses
$340
$872
🚐 Transport expenses
$33.2
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$835
$6611
💸 GDP per capita
$12221
$99565
😃 Human freedom index
7.77
9.14
❤️ Life expectancy
76.2
83.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
46
81
🌐 English speaking %
26%
61.3%
🎓 Higher education
62
99
😀 Quality of life
59
100
🏙️ Population
617K
8.9M

The average cost of living in Montenegro ($982) is 65% less expensive than in Switzerland ($2846). Montenegro ranked 89th vs 4th for Switzerland 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 2.3 months in Switzerland. Ranked 60th and 1st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Montenegro vs Switzerland

We calculate prices for Montenegro and Switzerland as a population-weighted mean of 9 and 50 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 Switzerland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.52
$26.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.8
$114
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.41
$16.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.66
$8.13
 Cappuccino
$1.98
$5.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.96
$4.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$521
$1637
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$397
$1333
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1034
$3162
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$774
$2517
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.1
$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$231
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.3
$52.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.83%
2.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2391
$15526
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1881
$8758
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.19
$4.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.7
$91.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.12
$39.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.55
$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$3.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$3.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.78
$7.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.77
$24.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$25.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$42.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$5.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.08
$3.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.41
$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$2.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$9.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$18.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.48
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$4.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.74
$4.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.9
$83.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.22
$21.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.5
$134
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.83
$44.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.5
$117
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.5
$139
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$290
$2492
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7061
$28537

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Montenegro

City Cost of living Population
Podgorica
$975
151K
Ulcinj
$965
19.9K
Cetinje
$816
14K
Budva
$1117
13.3K
Plav
$1030
13.8K
Bar
$972
13.7K
Berane
$1070
11.1K
Mojkovac
$1070
3.59K
Kotor
$1150
961

In Switzerland

City Cost of living Population
Zurich
$3296
449K
Geneva
$3195
204K
Basel
$2643
174K
Lausanne
$2732
141K
Bern
$2381
135K
Winterthur
$3032
110K
Lucerne
$2931
81.7K
St. Gallen
$2464
75.8K
Biel/Bienne
$2331
55.2K
Lugano
$2507
63.2K
Koniz
$2457
41.8K
Thun
$2481
43.7K
Zug
$3426
31.5K
Altstetten
$3037
36.3K
Schaffhausen
$2419
36.6K
Uster
$2974
36.8K
Vernier
$3017
34.8K
Bellinzona
$2853
43.8K
Chur
$2344
35.4K
Fribourg
$2470
38.4K
Lancy
$2970
31.9K
Neuchatel
$2308
33.5K
Dubendorf
$2988
28K
Sion
$1950
34.7K
Montreux
$3088
26K
Emmen
$2897
29.3K
La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2287
39K
Riehen
$3233
21.9K
Rapperswil-Jona
$2861
27K
Kriens
$2891
27K