Cost of Living in Bar, 🇲🇪 Montenegro - For Locals, Nomads, and Tourists

Researched Updated Oct 30, 2026 Last changed Oct 31, 2026 About costs

Cost breakdown

Digital nomad: short-term stay (1-3 months). Furnished Airbnb or coliving near center, coworking, eating out ~3x/day, travel health insurance.

Expat: long-term resident (1+ years). Renting apartment in center, mix of cooking and dining out, local health insurance, settled lifestyle.

Family: middle-class 4-person family. 2-3 bedroom in suburbs, groceries for 4, international school, car/transport, family health plan.

Local: budget-conscious local resident. Renting outside center, cooking at home, public transport, local phone plan.

Tourist: short-stay visitor (1-14 days). Hotel/Airbnb nightly, all meals at restaurants, taxis, sightseeing.

CategoryCost

Housing 1 2 3 4 30 $696 $629 $1,010 $427 $90

Utilities 29 1 — $135 $174 $68 —

Internet & Mobile 9 10 $22 $52 $74 $52 $1

Groceries 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 1 $92 $286 $572 $229 $6

Transportation 5 6 7 22 $85 $84 $163 $75 $17

Dining Out 1 32 $606 $136 $227 $63 $30

Leisure Activities 11 24 28 $216 $118 $4,551 $65 $12

Health Insurance 13 $67 $67 $269 — $2

Visa & Legal Fees 14 — $8 $16 — —

Total $1,784 $1,515 $7,056 $979 $158

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 1 2 3 4 $505.11 $427 – $651 per month

Coworking Space 23 $168.37 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 1 3 30 $695.93 $539 – $843 per month

Coliving Space 30 $386.13 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 1 $2.85 per cup

Beer 1 $2.86 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 1 32 $10.10 per meal

Fast Food Combo 1 $10.50 per meal

Apples 18 $1.11 per kg

Bread 15 $1.01 per loaf

Milk 16 $1.22 per liter

Rice 17 $3.81 per kg

Chicken Fillets 19 $10.76 per kg

Beef 20 $12.90 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 1 $6.55 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 1 $58.20 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 21 $0.66 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 22 $1.01 per trip

Taxi per km 22 $0.79 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 5 6 $56.12 per month

Gasoline 8 $2.05 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 22 $4.96 per trip

Scooter Rental 26 $24.69 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 9 $22.45 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 10 $29.07 per month

Gym Membership 11 1 $44.90 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) 25 $8.98 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 9 $16.84 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 24 $7.30 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 1 $65.70 per pair

Summer Dress 31 $56.11 per dress

Running Shoes 1 $97.60 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 1 $9.05 per visit

Laundry 27 $1.57 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 12 $33.67 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) $8.98 per purchase

About these costs

Method: Researched
Last updated: Oct 30, 2026
Last changed: Oct 31, 2026
Exchange rate: 1 USD = 0.8909 EUR on Oct 19, 2026

Checked against the sources below and compared with similar cities. Numbers in the list point to these sources.

Compared with Podgorica, Hanoi, Sarajevo, Zagreb

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Mediteran Express tariff — monthly card €50Official
Mediteran Express Bar local lines guide (Stari Bar–Sutomore–Čanj)Official
TripMyDream Bar city bus fare 1 EURSecondary
Octane-95 €1.83/litre (series to 2026-10-26)Index
m:tel Turist prepaid/eSIM — 1 TB/30 days €20, 500 GB/15 days €15Official
m:tel Flash 1 home internet €25.90/month (160–200 Mbps)Official
Progym Bar 7×/week membership €40/monthOfficial
Preventive GP examination from €30 (Bar clinics listed)Listings
SafetyWing Essential USD 62.72 per 4 weeks (ages 18–39)Official
Law on Administrative Fees — temporary residence permit €40, permanent/work €60Official
Voli — hljeb bijeli 500 g €0.90Listings
Voli — Kravica milk 1 L €1.09Listings
Voli — Scotti rice 1 kg €3.39Listings
Voli — jabuka Ajdared €0.99/kg (regular price)Listings
Voli — pileći file prsa €9.59/kgListings
Voli — juneća plećka €11.49/kgListings
Voli — Suza water 1.5 L €0.59Listings
Montenegro taxi tariff bands (Podgorica/Budva municipalities)Secondary
NEST Coworking Flexy 30 €150/month (Podgorica)Official
Cineplexx weekend/holiday 2D ticket €6.50 (Podgorica)Official
Verde Complex sports facilities and price list (Podgorica)Official
HOP e-scooter €1 unlock + €0.25/minuteSecondary
Laundry Lounge wash+dry+iron 10 kg €14 (€1.40/kg, Podgorica)Official
QSI Montenegro tuition USD 26,900/year (K–12, Podgorica)Official
EPCG 2026 sample bill €57.29 for 500 kWh (two-rate)Secondary
Flatio Bar monthly stays — room €344, studio €453, 1BR €565/monthListings
LC Waikiki summer dress €49.99 (Montenegro chain)Listings
Restaurant Desetka cevapi EUR 8.50 (Podgorica, nearest published menu)Listings

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 751.72 695.93
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 520.42 505.11
- Apples 2.08 1.11
- Beef 10.41 12.9
- Beer 2.89 2.86
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- Bread 1.16 1.01
- Chicken Fillets 7.52 10.76
- Cinema Ticket 6.94 7.3
- Coffee 1.73 2.85
- Coliving Space 462.6 386.13
- Coworking Space 115.65 168.37
- Dining Out local 92.52, nomad 601.38, expat 231.3, family 323.82, tourist 63.61 local 62.86, nomad 606, expat 135.82, family 226.74, tourist 30.3
- Doctor Visit (GP) 28.91 33.67
- Fast Food Combo 6.36 10.5
- Gasoline 1.56 2.05
- Groceries local 265.99, nomad 69.39, expat 404.77, family 693.9, tourist 13.88 local 228.98, nomad 92.04, expat 286.23, family 572.46, tourist 5.61
- Gym Membership 28.91 44.9
- Haircut 11.56 9.05
- Health Insurance local 0, nomad 75.17, expat 80.95, family 231.3 local 0, nomad 67.2, expat 67.35, family 268.8, tourist 2.24
- Housing local 370.08, nomad 983.02, expat 636.07, family 809.55, tourist 109.87 local 426.53, nomad 695.93, expat 628.58, family 1010.21, tourist 89.8
- Internet & Mobile local 40.48, nomad 63.61, expat 52.04, family 69.39, tourist 5.78 local 51.52, nomad 22.45, family 73.97, tourist 0.75
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 28.91 29.07
- Jeans 57.82 65.7
- Laundry 6.94 1.57
- Leisure Activities local 34.69, nomad 208.17, expat 104.08, family 138.78, tourist 28.91 local 65.1, nomad 215.51, expat 117.86, family 4550.68, tourist 12.35
- Meal (Inexpensive) 9.25 10.1
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 40.48 58.2
- Milk 1.39 1.22
- Mobile Plan 13.88 22.45
- Monthly Transport Pass 28.91 56.12
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 8.1 8.98
- Rice 1.5 3.81
- Ride-hailing (5km) 6.94 4.96
- Running Shoes 80.95 97.6
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 13.88 16.84
- Scooter Rental 20.82 24.69
- Summer Dress 40.48 56.11
- Taxi Start 2.89 1.01
- Taxi per km 1.16 0.79
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 13.88 8.98
- Transportation local 28.91, nomad 46.26, expat 40.48, family 127.21, tourist 9.25 local 75.2, nomad 85.31, expat 84.19, family 162.75, tourist 16.83
- Utilities local 104.08, nomad 138.78, expat 127.21, family 185.04, tourist 0 local 68.47, nomad 0, expat 134.7, family 173.98, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, expat 28.91, family 46.26 local 0, expat 8.42, family 15.71
- Water (1.5L bottle) 0.69 0.66
- Wine (Mid-range) 8.1 6.55
Taxi Start, Taxi per km, Gasoline, Mobile Plan, Internet (60 Mbps+), SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) and the seven Voli grocery lines labelled as national tariff or national chain prices; Pharmacy (basic meds) left uncited pending a published price page.

Bar cost of living