Cost of Living in Bijelo Polje, 🇲🇪 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 25 $393 $337 $471 $281 $39

Utilities 26 27 — $84 $118 $67 —

Internet & Mobile 4 5 $22 $52 $74 $52 $1

Groceries 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 $78 $240 $480 $195 $5

Transportation 18 19 3 $56 $54 $157 $51 $16

Dining Out 14 17 25 $485 $97 $202 $44 $24

Leisure Activities 21 23 28 $162 $91 $224 $72 $13

Health Insurance 6 $67 $62 $154 — $2

Visa & Legal Fees 24 — $4 $8 — —

Total $1,263 $1,021 $1,888 $762 $100

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 1 2 25 $336.74 $202 – $393 per month

Coworking Space 20 $112.25 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 1 2 $392.86 $337 – $505 per month

Coliving Space 1 2 $168.36 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 25 $1.91 per cup

Beer 16 $2.81 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 14 25 $8.08 per meal

Fast Food Combo 15 14 $7.86 per meal

Apples 10 $1.11 per kg

Bread 7 $1.01 per loaf

Milk 8 $1.22 per liter

Rice 9 $3.81 per kg

Chicken Fillets 11 $10.76 per kg

Beef 12 $12.90 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) $5.61 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 17 14 $28.06 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 13 $0.55 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 18 $1.12 per trip

Taxi per km 18 $0.90 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 19 25 $33.67 per month

Gasoline 3 $2.05 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 18 $5.61 per trip

Scooter Rental 31 $11.23 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 4 $22.45 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 5 $29.07 per month

Gym Membership 21 $56.12 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) 28 $8.98 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 4 $16.84 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 23 $6.62 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans $78.57 per pair

Summer Dress 30 $56.11 per dress

Running Shoes $95.41 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut $6.29 per visit

Laundry 29 $0.84 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 22 $56.12 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) $9.26 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, Belgrade

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 635.47 392.86
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 323.51 336.74
- Apples 1.27 1.11
- Beef 12.13 12.9
- Beer 2.54 2.81
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- Bread 0.92 1.01
- Chicken Fillets 9.82 10.76
- Cinema Ticket 5.78 6.62
- Coffee 1.73 1.91
- Coliving Space 462.16 168.36
- Coworking Space 132.87 112.25
- Dining Out local 69.32, nomad 554.59, expat 207.97, family 288.85, tourist 40.44 local 44.44, nomad 484.8, expat 96.96, family 202, tourist 24.24
- Doctor Visit (GP) 28.89 56.12
- Fast Food Combo 6.93 7.86
- Gasoline 1.79 2.05
- Groceries local 207.97, nomad 138.65, expat 254.19, family 519.93, tourist 9.24 local 195.31, nomad 78.12, expat 240.21, family 480.42, tourist 5.05
- Gym Membership 34.66 56.12
- Haircut 9.24 6.29
- Health Insurance local 0, nomad 75.1, expat 51.99, family 127.09 local 0, nomad 67.2, expat 61.73, family 154.33, tourist 2.24
- Housing local 254.19, nomad 519.93, expat 346.62, family 577.7, tourist 51.99 local 280.61, nomad 392.86, expat 336.74, family 471.43, tourist 39.29
- Internet & Mobile local 28.89, nomad 51.99, expat 40.44, family 63.55, tourist 3.47 local 51.52, nomad 22.45, family 73.97, tourist 0.75
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 28.89 29.07
- Jeans 63.55 78.57
- Laundry 11.55 0.84
- Leisure Activities local 34.66, nomad 173.31, expat 115.54, family 173.31, tourist 17.33 local 71.72, nomad 162.32, expat 90.7, family 224.49, tourist 13.47
- Meal (Inexpensive) 8.09 8.08
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 40.44 28.06
- Milk 1.56 1.22
- Mobile Plan 17.33 22.45
- Monthly Transport Pass 28.89 33.67
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 7.51 9.26
- Rice 1.85 3.81
- Ride-hailing (5km) 5.78 5.61
- Running Shoes 86.66 95.41
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 11.55 16.84
- Scooter Rental 11.55 11.23
- Summer Dress 40.44 56.11
- Taxi Start 1.16 1.12
- Taxi per km 0.92 0.9
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 13.86 8.98
- Transportation local 34.66, nomad 69.32, expat 92.43, family 138.65, tourist 17.33 local 50.51, nomad 56.12, expat 53.88, family 157.14, tourist 15.71
- Utilities local 86.66, nomad 115.54, expat 103.99, family 173.31, tourist 0 local 67.35, nomad 0, expat 84.18, family 117.86, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, nomad 23.11, expat 34.66, family 69.32 local 0, expat 4.21, family 8.42
- Water (1.5L bottle) 0.87 0.55
- Wine (Mid-range) 9.24 5.61
Summer Dress aligned to the LC Waikiki Montenegro online price, Fast Food Combo and Beer cited to Fabrika Ukusa and Beer House Region 6 bands, Health Insurance (nomad and tourist) prorated over a 30-day month, and Wine (Mid-range), Jeans, Running Shoes, Haircut and Pharmacy (basic meds) left without a citation pending local price pages (lcwaikiki.me, restaurantguru.com, restaurantguru.com).

Bijelo Polje cost of living