Cost of living in Montenegro
#1 2008-06-17 16:51:38
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Cost of living in Montenegro
Hi everybody,
It would be very interesting and useful to exchange informations about the cost of living in Montenegro
. The idea is to help those who would like to live in Montenegro
.
Don't forget to mention where you are living
Let's compare the:
> accommodation prices (how much does it cost to rent or to buy an accommodation in Montenegro
?)
> public transportation fares (tube, bus etc ...)
> food prices(per month, how much does it cost you?)
> health prices (for those who need medical insurance)
> eduction prices (if you need to pay)
> energy prices (oil, electricity)
> common bills (Internet, television, telephone, mobile phone)
> prices of a good menu in a traditional restaurant
> prices of a beer or a coffee in a regular pub
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#2 2009-02-21 23:25:10
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Re: Cost of living in Montenegro
I live in Tivat, Montenegro, home of the future "Porto Montenegro" the luxury Mega Yacht Marina...
> accommodation prices (how much does it cost to rent or to buy an accommodation in Montenegro?)
I'm paying a rent of 250 EUR for a flat of ~40SQM 10 meters away from the water. Buying accomodation can be quite expensive. On the coast, a medium price for buying would be 2500EUR/SQM
> public transportation fares (tube, bus etc ...)
I'm not using public transports, but there are plenty of small buses alll the time here, and I guess it must be very cheap.
> food prices(per month, how much does it cost you?)
I'm currently paying around 80-100EUR/person/month
> health prices (for those who need medical insurance)
Haven't tried yet!
> eduction prices (if you need to pay)
No idea.
> energy prices (oil, electricity)
Diesel is about 0,80 EUR/litre
> common bills (Internet, television, telephone, mobile phone)
Living in a very badly insulated flat my winter electricity bill has been around 100 EUR/month. In a well insulated place, it should have been around 40EUR I believe. You can get ADSL for around 30 EUR/month. I use a prepaid mobile phone. So far I spent about 10 EUR/month, and I use it for business.
> prices of a good menu in a traditional restaurant
10 to 25 EUR. There are also some cheap and very nice restaurants where you can have a great lunch for as little as 6 EUR. Find out with the expats already living here.
> prices of a beer or a coffee in a regular pub
coffee would be 0,7 or 0,8 EUR, cappuccino around 1,30, hot chocolate (very thick chocolate) about 1,50EUR.
For tips and to exchange with other expats, I really recommend Montenegro Tribune's forum.
Anyone moving (or willing to move) to Montenegro, feel free to send me a PM.
Cheers!
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#3 2009-04-14 22:38:15
- Robynnejoetta
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- From: Niksic
- Registered: 2008-09-15
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Re: Cost of living in Montenegro
Here's a little add on to "Montenegro's" posts for the prices, but I am living in Niksic.
public transportation fares (tube, bus etc ...)
-bus from Niksic to Podgorica is between 2-3 euros.
health prices (for those who need medical insurance)
-Montenegro has a socialist heath system so it doesn't cost anything to go to a public health place. You just need to get the green book that is your medical card. I had my baby here free of cost this December at the hospital. I did use a private ob/gyn and each visit cost 20 euros.
eduction prices (if you need to pay)
-My husband (who is local) attended college free of charge on the condition of grades. Failure to complete his final year costed him a little over 600 euros.
energy prices (oil, electricity)
-We pay 35-40 euros/month, but we use a wood stove which proved to be far better than electricity here.
In-laws use electricity (and it's still freezing in their apt.) and their bill is well over 100 euros/month.
Wood cost a total of 450 euros which included delivery and cutting. We bought extra and have enough for next winter.
common bills (Internet, television, telephone, mobile phone)
-DSL including land line is 26 euros.
-cable is 7 euros monthly
-two mobiles with family deal. One is prepaid (with 5 euro cards) and other monthly. Monthly averages 20 euros. With the family plan can call each other free of charge.
-Garbage 4 euros
-5 euros/month building maintance
It would be interesting to see if we get anymore posts from more people here.
Cao
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