Montenegro vs Taiwan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Montenegro Taiwan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1068
$1048
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2539
$2735
🏠 One person rent
$549
$429
🏘️ Family rent
$943
$739
🍽️ Food expenses
$385
$403
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.1
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1001
$1481
💸 GDP per capita
$12935
$34430
😃 Human freedom index
7.77
8.61
❤️ Life expectancy
77.6
79.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
46
67
🌐 English speaking %
26%
30%
🎓 Higher education
63
89
😀 Quality of life
64
79
🏙️ Population
624K
23.4M

The average cost of living in Montenegro ($1068) is 2% more expensive than in Taiwan ($1048). Montenegro ranked 84th vs 86th for Taiwan 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 1.4 months in Taiwan. Ranked 58th and 36th best countries to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Montenegro vs Taiwan infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Montenegro vs Taiwan

We calculate prices for Montenegro and Taiwan as a population-weighted mean of 9 and 17 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 Taiwan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.6
$5.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.3
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.45
$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.01
$2.02
 Cappuccino
$2.46
$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.35
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$549
$448
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$416
$328
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1104
$1191
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$814
$818
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.3
$53.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$81.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.3
$23.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.37%
2.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2755
$9167
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2128
$5836
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.39
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33
$32.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.84
$9.67
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.74
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$3.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.4
$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$8.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$19.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$4.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$3.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.36
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.56
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.14
$4.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.32
$11.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.84
$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.2
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.62
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.2
$48.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.83
$14.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$78
$74.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.7
$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$329
$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7775
$15690

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

Cities Comparison in Montenegro vs Taiwan

More countries to compare

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 Taiwan

City Cost of living Population
New Taipei
$1135
4.04M
Taichung
$1006
3.03M
Taipei
$1313
2.6M
Kaohsiung
$1002
2.73M
Tainan
$894
1.87M
Taoyuan
$942
2.33M
Hsinchu
$993
499K
Keelung
$1030
367K
Zhubei
$868
218K
Chiayi
$914
252K
Changhua
$914
225K
Kinmen
$901
144K
Miaoli
$695
86.2K
Douliu
$894
109K
Taitung
$854
103K
Nantou
$894
97.3K
Yilan
$802
95K