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Montenegro

Guides: 2; guides
Average rating: 5.8; average rating
Average monthly living costs, before rent: $906; a month before rent

Guides in Montenegro

Montenegro · Apr 2021

Budva

Beautiful, if not a little boring.

Montenegro · Apr 2021

Kotor

The most beautiful scenery in the Balkans, but leave your laptop at home.

At a glance

Average across 2 guides

AccommodationGood

7.8

CoworkingPoor

3.6

ValueGood

7.5

ExcitementOk

4.1

Visa and working hours

Digital nomad visa coming soon

Montenegro plans to introduce a 2-year renewable Digital Nomad Visa by 2025, exempting holders from income tax to attract remote workers and improve digital infrastructure. Program rollout starts this year, but requirements are still forthcoming.

Working hours

Montenegro operates on Central European Time (CET), aligning with Western Europe.

A typical year

Budva

Kotor

By month

Weather

Air quality

Typical temperatures and rainfall by month
Month	Low °C	High °C	Rain mm	Notes
January	7	13	252
February	8	14	183
March	8	18	355	wet month
April	10	23	102
May	14	23	216
June	22	32	75	peak season
July	24	35	70	peak season
August	24	34	167	peak season
September	18	28	201	peak season
October	13	22	261	wet month
November	8	18	332	wet month
December	8	14	163

Wettest months Peak season

Typical daytime highs and overnight lows, from the last two years of observations (Open-Meteo). Rain icons mark the wettest months.

Visitors a year: 800k2024
Crowds: Very High
Peak season: Jun–Sep
Low season: Nov–Mar

Costs

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$920a month, before rent

Basic living costs, rent not included

Day-to-day spending for a month: two meals out and a coffee every day, three taxis and two nights out a week, a gym and a coworking desk. Add your rent on top.

Very Affordable

Meal in a casual restaurant$8.10
Speciality coffee$2.53
Pint of local beer$2.53
Cocktail$6.08
Taxi for 2 miles$4.05
Men's haircut$10
Women's haircut$25
Gym membership, monthly$59
Coworking, monthly$152

Prices as of Oct 2026. Confidence: low (gym & coworking verified; other prices restated at 2026-10-07 exchange rates). Sources: numbeo.com, travelcostcalculator.org. Always check locally before planning around them.