Cost of Living in Rožaje, 🇲🇪 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 24 25 $673 $281 $561 $202 $22

Utilities 21 — $80 $113 $64 —

Internet & Mobile 8 9 $22 $52 $74 $52 $1

Groceries 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 $65 $196 $393 $164 $2

Transportation 10 27 $56 $48 $155 $48 $15

Dining Out 4 29 $472 $94 $189 $47 $24

Leisure Activities 22 23 $128 $92 $184 $74 $9

Health Insurance 19 $67 — — — $2

Visa & Legal Fees 20 — $4 $8 — —

Total $1,483 $847 $1,677 $651 $75

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 24 $280.62 per month

Coworking Space 11 $168.37 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 24 $673.48 per month

Coliving Space 24 $280.62 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee $1.68 per cup

Beer $2.81 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 4 29 $7.86 per meal

Fast Food Combo 4 29 $7.30 per meal

Apples 15 $1.11 per kg

Bread 12 $1.01 per loaf

Milk 13 $1.22 per liter

Rice 14 $3.81 per kg

Chicken Fillets 16 $10.76 per kg

Beef 17 $12.90 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) $5.61 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 3 4 $22.45 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 18 $0.66 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 27 $0.56 per trip

Taxi per km 27 $0.62 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 10 $33.67 per month

Gasoline 6 7 $2.05 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 27 $3.65 per trip

Scooter Rental — per month

Services

Mobile Plan 8 $22.45 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 9 $29.07 per month

Gym Membership 23 $56.12 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) 22 $8.98 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 8 $16.84 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket $6.62 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans $78.57 per pair

Summer Dress $56.11 per dress

Running Shoes $95.41 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut $7.30 per visit

Laundry 26 $1.57 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 28 $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 Berane, Bijelo Polje, Podgorica, Hanoi

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Ethno Ognjishte Rožaje per-person meal range €5–25Index
Restoran Kero — €5–10 per person BBQIndex
Dom zdravlja Rožaje — public primary-care providerOfficial
Octane-95 €1.83/litre (series Oct 2026)Index
Ministry max retail Eurosuper 95 €1.83/l (20–26 Oct 2026)Secondary
m:tel Turist €15–30 prepaid / eSIM SKUsOfficial
m:tel Flash home internet €25.90/monthOfficial
Podgorica urban monthly pass €30 (proxy for Rožaje)Official
NEST Coworking Flexy 30 €150/month (national benchmark)Official
Voli — hljeb bijeli 500 g €0.90Listings
Voli — Kravica milk 1 L €1.09Listings
Voli — Scotti rice 1 kg €3.39Listings
Voli Podgorica Ajdared apples €0.99/kg regular, €0.69 promotionListings
Voli — pileći file prsa €9.59/kgListings
Voli — juneća plećka €11.49/kgListings
Voli Podgorica Suza water 1.5 L €0.59Listings
SafetyWing Essential USD 62.72 per 4 weeksOfficial
Official administrative fees law: application €2, decision €3, initial residence permit €40Official
EPCG 2026 sample bill €57.29 for 500 kWh (two-rate)Secondary
Verde Complex tennis €8/h evening (borrowed benchmark)Official
Athletic gym 24 sessions/month €50 (borrowed benchmark)Official
Berane furnished one-bedroom €250/month and studio €20/day; borrowed lodging benchmarksListings
Bijelo Polje furnished studio €180/month; borrowed budget housingListings
Laundry Lounge Podgorica wash, dry and iron €14 per 10 kgOfficial
Taxi Centrala Podgorica €0.50 start and €0.55/km; borrowed taxi benchmarkOfficial
Milmedika Podgorica GP examination €50; borrowed private clinic tariffOfficial
Desetka Podgorica cevapi plate €8.50; meal estimate inputListings

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 751.01 673.48
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 323.51 280.62
- Apples 1.1 1.11
- Beef 12.13 12.9
- Beer 2.54 2.81
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- Bread 0.81 1.01
- Chicken Fillets 8.67 10.76
- Cinema Ticket 5.78 6.62
- Coffee 1.62 1.68
- Coliving Space 462.16 280.62
- Coworking Space 127.09 168.37
- Dining Out local 69.32, nomad 485.27, expat 207.97, family 288.85, tourist 40.44 local 47.16, nomad 471.6, expat 94.32, family 188.64, tourist 23.58
- Doctor Visit (GP) 23.11 56.12
- Fast Food Combo 6.93 7.3
- Gasoline 1.79 2.05
- Groceries local 207.97, nomad 127.09, expat 254.19, family 554.59, tourist 9.24 local 163.58, nomad 65.43, expat 196.3, family 392.59, tourist 2.38
- Gym Membership 28.89 56.12
- Haircut 8.09 7.3
- Health Insurance local 0, nomad 80.88, expat 51.99, family 127.09, tourist 3.47 local 0, nomad 67.2, tourist 2.24
- Housing local 254.19, nomad 519.93, expat 323.51, family 462.16, tourist 51.99 local 202.04, nomad 673.48, expat 280.62, family 561.23, tourist 22.45
- Internet & Mobile local 28.89, nomad 51.99, expat 40.44, family 63.55, tourist 5.78 local 51.52, nomad 22.45, family 73.97, tourist 0.75
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 25.42 29.07
- Jeans 51.99 78.57
- Laundry 4.62 1.57
- Leisure Activities local 28.89, nomad 207.97, expat 103.99, family 161.76, tourist 13.86 local 74.08, nomad 127.96, expat 92.04, family 184.08, tourist 8.98
- Meal (Inexpensive) 7.51 7.86
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 34.66 22.45
- Milk 1.33 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 3.65
- Running Shoes 80.88 95.41
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 11.55 16.84
- Scooter Rental 11.55 not set
- Summer Dress 32.35 56.11
- Taxi Start 1.16 0.56
- Taxi per km 0.92 0.62
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 13.86 8.98
- Transportation local 34.66, nomad 92.43, expat 138.65, family 173.31, tourist 17.33 local 48.27, nomad 55.57, family 154.94, tourist 14.6
- Utilities local 98.21, nomad 115.54, expat 109.76, family 161.76, tourist 0 local 64.31, nomad 0, expat 80.38, family 112.54, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, nomad 17.33, expat 34.66, family 69.32 local 0, expat 4.21, family 8.42
- Water (1.5L bottle) 0.75 0.66
- Wine (Mid-range) 8.09 5.61
Fix pass: Meal (Mid-range, 2 people), Water (1.5L bottle), Ride-hailing (5km), Scooter Rental, SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid), Haircut, Laundry, Doctor Visit (GP), Pharmacy (basic meds) corrected for published prices, units, borrowed locations, reproducible quantities or unsupported citations; unverified values identified at light depth.

Rožaje cost of living