Cost of Living in Žabljak, 🇲🇪 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 $1,347 $449 $449 $449 $56

Utilities 18 — $64 $90 $48 —

Internet & Mobile 6 7 $22 $52 $74 $52 $1

Groceries 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 $77 $224 $449 $187 $1

Transportation 8 17 $56 $79 $168 $51 $17

Dining Out 3 4 $734 $245 $489 $98 $39

Leisure Activities 2 20 21 $89 $68 $141 $40 $6

Health Insurance 19 $67 — — — —

Visa & Legal Fees 22 23 — $4 $15 — —

Total $2,392 $1,185 $1,875 $925 $120

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 1 $448.98 per month

Coworking Space 9 $168.37 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 1 $1,346.95 per month

Coliving Space $617.35 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee $3.37 per cup

Beer $2.81 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 3 $12.23 per meal

Fast Food Combo 4 $7.86 per meal

Apples 13 $1.11 per kg

Bread 10 $1.01 per loaf

Milk 11 $1.22 per liter

Rice 12 $3.81 per kg

Chicken Fillets 14 $10.76 per kg

Beef 15 $12.90 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) $5.61 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 3 $37.94 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 16 $0.66 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 17 $1.12 per trip

Taxi per km 17 $0.90 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 8 $33.67 per month

Gasoline 5 $2.03 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 17 $5.61 per trip

Scooter Rental — per month

Services

Mobile Plan 6 $22.45 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 7 $29.07 per month

Gym Membership 20 $39.29 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) 21 $8.98 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 6 $16.84 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket $6.62 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans $78.57 per pair

Summer Dress $44.90 per dress

Running Shoes $95.41 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut $7.86 per visit

Laundry — per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) — 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 Kolasin, Podgorica, Hanoi

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 1386.48 1346.95
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 519.93 448.98
- Apples 1.27 1.11
- Beef 13.29 12.9
- Beer 2.89 2.81
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- Bread 0.92 1.01
- Chicken Fillets 9.82 10.76
- Cinema Ticket 5.78 6.62
- Coffee 2.08 3.37
- Coliving Space 866.55 617.35
- Coworking Space 161.76 168.37
- Dining Out local 138.65, nomad 982.09, expat 404.39, family 577.7, tourist 63.55 local 97.88, nomad 734.09, expat 244.7, family 489.39, tourist 38.5
- Doctor Visit (GP) 40.44 not set
- Fast Food Combo 7.51 7.86
- Gasoline 1.83 2.03
- Groceries local 369.73, nomad 207.97, expat 519.93, family 982.09, tourist 9.24 local 186.92, nomad 76.88, expat 224.31, family 448.62, tourist 1.45
- Gym Membership 40.44 39.29
- Haircut 11.55 7.86
- Health Insurance local 0, nomad 75.1, expat 57.77, family 161.76, tourist 2.31 67.2
- Housing local 404.39, nomad 982.09, expat 635.47, family 1039.86, tourist 109.76 local 448.98, nomad 1346.95, tourist 56.12
- Internet & Mobile local 28.89, nomad 51.99, expat 40.44, family 69.32, tourist 3.47 local 51.52, nomad 22.45, family 73.97, tourist 0.75
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 32.35 29.07
- Jeans 75.1 78.57
- Laundry 11.55 not set
- Leisure Activities local 46.22, nomad 323.51, expat 207.97, family 346.62, tourist 28.89 local 40.41, nomad 88.67, expat 68.47, family 141.43, tourist 5.61
- Meal (Inexpensive) 9.82 12.23
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 51.99 37.94
- Milk 1.68 1.22
- Mobile Plan 17.33 22.45
- Monthly Transport Pass 28.89 33.67
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 7.51 9.26
- Rice 2.2 3.81
- Ride-hailing (5km) 8.09 5.61
- Running Shoes 98.21 95.41
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 17.33 16.84
- Scooter Rental 17.33 not set
- Summer Dress 40.44 44.9
- Taxi Start 1.39 1.12
- Taxi per km 1.16 0.9
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 13.86 8.98
- Transportation local 46.22, nomad 69.32, expat 138.65, family 231.08, tourist 17.33 local 50.51, nomad 56.12, expat 78.57, family 168.37, tourist 16.84
- Utilities local 127.09, nomad 0, expat 161.76, family 254.19, tourist 0 local 48.3, nomad 0, expat 64.31, family 89.65, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, nomad 28.89, expat 34.66, family 69.32, tourist 1.16 local 0, expat 3.74, family 14.97
- Water (1.5L bottle) 0.87 0.66
- Wine (Mid-range) 10.4 5.61
Coffee, Beer, Wine (Mid-range), Cinema Ticket, Jeans, Summer Dress, Running Shoes, Haircut and Pharmacy (basic meds) left explicitly unchecked with no page showing their price; Scooter Rental, Laundry and Doctor Visit (GP) values removed for lack of a monthly, per-kg or adult-consultation basis; Coliving Space left unchecked; two dead listing pages and an index without the cited clothing and wine figures dropped from the sources Source

Žabljak cost of living