Cost of Living in Petrovac, 🇲🇪 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 2 3 4 5 6 $842 $629 $1,010 $449 $90

Utilities 32 — $135 $174 $68 —

Internet & Mobile 10 11 $22 $52 $74 $52 $1

Groceries 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 $92 $286 $572 $229 $6

Transportation 7 8 12 9 $85 $84 $163 $75 $17

Dining Out 13 1 $606 $136 $227 $63 $30

Leisure Activities 21 26 27 31 $216 $118 $4,551 $65 $12

Health Insurance 23 $67 $67 $269 — $2

Visa & Legal Fees 24 — $8 $16 — —

Total $1,930 $1,515 $7,056 $1,001 $158

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 2 3 4 $505.11 $449 – $673 per month

Coworking Space 25 $168.37 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 5 4 1 $841.84 $673 – $1,010 per month

Coliving Space 5 28 $561.23 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 1 $3.02 per cup

Beer 1 $3.67 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 13 1 $10.10 per meal

Fast Food Combo 1 $12.00 per meal

Apples 17 $1.11 per kg

Bread 14 $1.01 per loaf

Milk 15 $1.22 per liter

Rice 16 $3.81 per kg

Chicken Fillets 18 $10.76 per kg

Beef 19 $12.90 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 1 $7.27 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 1 $55.00 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 20 $0.66 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 12 $1.01 per trip

Taxi per km 12 $0.79 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 7 8 $56.12 per month

Gasoline 9 $2.05 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 12 $5.05 per trip

Scooter Rental 28 $201.48 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 10 $22.45 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 11 $29.07 per month

Gym Membership 21 $44.90 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) 27 $8.98 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 10 $16.84 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 26 $7.30 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 1 $94.70 per pair

Summer Dress 29 $56.11 per dress

Running Shoes 1 $97.80 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 1 $11.20 per visit

Laundry 30 $1.57 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 22 $33.67 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 1 $9.36 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 Bar, Budva, Podgorica, Hanoi

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 1153.31 841.84
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 553.59 505.11
- Apples 2.08 1.11
- Beef 11.53 12.9
- Beer 2.88 3.67
40 more changes
- Bread 1.38 1.01
- Chicken Fillets 6.92 10.76
- Cinema Ticket 6.92 7.3
- Coffee 2.08 3.02
- Coliving Space 576.65 561.23
- Coworking Space 138.4 168.37
- Dining Out local 46.13, nomad 518.99, expat 173, family 230.66, tourist 28.83 local 62.86, nomad 606, expat 135.82, family 226.74, tourist 30.3
- Doctor Visit (GP) 34.6 33.67
- Fast Food Combo 8.07 12
- Gasoline 1.61 2.05
- Groceries local 230.66, nomad 115.33, expat 345.99, family 576.65, tourist 0 local 228.98, nomad 92.04, expat 286.23, family 572.46, tourist 5.61
- Gym Membership 34.6 44.9
- Haircut 13.84 11.2
- Health Insurance local 34.6, nomad 69.2, expat 80.73, family 161.46, tourist 5.77 local 0, nomad 67.2, expat 67.35, family 268.8, tourist 2.24
- Housing local 288.33, nomad 922.64, expat 576.65, family 807.31, tourist 69.2 local 448.98, nomad 841.84, expat 628.58, family 1010.21, tourist 89.8
- Internet & Mobile local 34.6, nomad 69.2, expat 51.9, family 63.43, tourist 3.46 local 51.52, nomad 22.45, family 73.97, tourist 0.75
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 34.6 29.07
- Jeans 51.9 94.7
- Laundry 9.23 1.57
- Leisure Activities local 23.07, nomad 115.33, expat 69.2, family 115.33, tourist 17.3 local 65.1, nomad 215.51, expat 117.86, family 4550.68, tourist 12.35
- Meal (Inexpensive) 11.53 10.1
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 46.13 55
- Milk 1.38 1.22
- Mobile Plan 17.3 22.45
- Monthly Transport Pass 28.83 56.12
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 8.07 9.36
- Rice 2.08 3.81
- Ride-hailing (5km) 6.92 5.05
- Running Shoes 80.73 97.8
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 13.84 16.84
- Scooter Rental 23.07 201.48
- Summer Dress 34.6 56.11
- Taxi Start 2.88 1.01
- Taxi per km 1.38 0.79
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 13.84 8.98
- Transportation local 23.07, nomad 34.6, expat 46.13, family 92.26, tourist 9.23 local 75.2, nomad 85.31, expat 84.19, family 162.75, tourist 16.83
- Utilities local 92.26, nomad 0, expat 115.33, family 161.46, tourist 0 local 68.47, nomad 0, expat 134.7, family 173.98, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, nomad 17.3, expat 28.83, family 46.13 local 0, expat 8.42, family 15.71
- Water (1.5L bottle) 0.92 0.66
- Wine (Mid-range) 9.23 7.27
Internet & Mobile nomad (69.2 -> 22.45), Groceries expat (345.99 -> 286.23) and Groceries tourist (0 -> 5.61) recorded against the m:tel Turist twenty-euro eSIM and the Voli basket, completing the change log of the June generated values (mtel.me, voli.me).

Petrovac cost of living