🇲🇪 Montenegro · 2026

Cost of Living in Budva

Mid-priced: cheaper than 65.3% of cities worldwide

Ranked #378 of 577 cities · More expensive than 34.5% of cities worldwide

Mid-priced
Cost of Living
Very affordable
Rent
Affordable
Groceries
Weak
Purchasing Power

Lower index = more affordable

Rent Prices in Budva

Apartment City Centre Outside Centre You Save
1-Bedroom EUR 739/mo ≈ $836 EUR 531/mo ≈ $601 28%
3-Bedroom EUR 1,324/mo ≈ $1,499 EUR 1,017/mo ≈ $1,151 23%
Numbeo · 2026-10-02

Multi-Source Comparison

★★ Medium Confidence

Budva has a cost of living index of 30.2 (New York = 100, rent included), the average of 2 of 3 data sources. Numbeo is left out because it sits more than 15% away from the others.

30.2
Index
3
Sources
3.6
Gap between sources

Source Values (NYC = 100)

Numbeo
35.3
left out
Expatistan
32.0
LivingCost
28.4
ShouldIMove price index
No data

ShouldIMove price index: our own basket of real item prices plus rent.

Cost Indices

Cost of Living
30.2 Mid-priced
Rent
18.9 Very affordable
Groceries
41.6 Affordable
Restaurants
62.1 Moderate
Purchasing Power
57.1 Weak

Living in Budva: What to Expect

Budva is mid-priced by global standards (ranked #378 of 577 cities), cheaper than 65.3% of cities worldwide.

Groceries are affordable and dining out is moderate. The best value is rent and the priciest is restaurants.

Local purchasing power is limited: residents can afford fewer goods and services than in most cities.

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