Montenegro vs Taiwan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montenegro Taiwan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1062
$1027
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2537
$2710
🏠 One person rent
$544
$411
🏘️ Family rent
$932
$710
🍽️ Food expenses
$382
$404
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.3
$98.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1064
$1572
💸 GDP per capita
$13263
$39490
😃 Human freedom index
7.86
8.72
❤️ Life expectancy
77.6
79.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
46
68
🌐 English speaking %
26%
30%
🎓 Higher education
63
90
😀 Quality of life
65
84
🏙️ Population
624K
23.3M

The average cost of living in Montenegro ($1062) is 3% more expensive than in Taiwan ($1027). Montenegro ranked 87th vs 97th 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 1 months in Montenegro compared to 1.5 months in Taiwan. Ranked 60th and 28th best countries to live in the world.

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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
$11.1
$4.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.5
$32.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.45
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$1.97
 Cappuccino
$2.43
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.55
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$549
$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$411
$302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1176
$1156
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$830
$808
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.6
$54.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$83.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.9
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.34%
2.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3117
$8482
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2248
$5554
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.44
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.6
$32.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.75
$9.44
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.73
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$3.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.43
$2.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.12
$18.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.86
$9.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$4.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$3.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.36
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.4
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.3
$4.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.26
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.82
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.89
$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.9
$38
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.27
$10.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.2
$47.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.73
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.3
$67.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.3
$87.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$384
$526
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7704
$18492

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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 Taiwan

City Cost of living Population
New Taipei
$1123
4.04M
Taipei
$1248
2.43M
Kaohsiung
$971
2.71M
Taichung
$942
2.87M
Taoyuan
$989
2.36M
Tainan
$938
1.85M
Hsinchu
$921
456K
Keelung
$979
359K
Chiayi
$904
262K
Zhubei
$889
221K
Changhua
$874
220K
Kinmen
$892
138K
Miaoli
$687
85.5K
Douliu
$884
109K
Taitung
$844
102K
Yilan
$792
94.3K
Nantou
$868
96K