Avocado, cauliflower, butter and pineapple are just some of the products that are more expensive in Montenegro than in Germany.
A kilogram of avocado is more expensive by more than five euros in a large supermarket in Podgorica, cauliflower by around 2,6 euros, pineapple by one and a half euros, butter by 1,4 euros...
In Montenegro, on the other hand, bananas and onions are cheaper, costing half a euro, or ten cents less.
These are just some of the results that "Vijesti" obtained by comparing prices in a German market and a large retail chain in Podgorica.
Information about prices in Germany was provided to the newspaper by a former journalist Lidija Mihajlović, who lives in Schorndorf near Stuttgart. She says that she supplies herself in the sales chains "Edeka", "Marktauf", "Rewe Kaufhof Neto", "Lidl" and "Aldi", and that she buys most of the products in "Aldi" supermarkets.
"Generally speaking, although there are exceptions, sweets, cheeses, dairy products and alcohol are cheaper than in the region, meat and cured meat products are at similar prices..." Mihajlović pointed out.
A kilogram of avocados in Šorndorf costs 1,4 euros, while the price in a local supermarket is 6,99 euros. This means that avocados in Montenegro are 5,6 euros more expensive than in West European Germany, even though both countries import them.
There is also a big difference in the case of lettuce, which in Podgorica costs 4,39 euros, 3,4 euros more than in Germany. In addition to salad, cauliflower is significantly more expensive, which is 2,6 euros more expensive in a Podgorica store, that is, it costs 1,7 euros in Germany, and 4,3 euros in a domestic market.
The difference in price is also significant in the case of broccoli, which is almost five euros more expensive in Podgorica, while lemons also cost one euro more per kilogram. The difference in the price of pineapple is similar, so it also costs 1,5 euros in Germany, while in Podgorica it costs around three euros. A little more than a euro, peppers are also cheaper, for which in Germany you need to allocate 1,3 euros, instead of 2,4 euros here.
The average net salary in Montenegro last year was 792 euros, while in Germany it was around 3.700 euros, or four and a half pies higher.
A pack of butter is about 1,4 euros cheaper, and "Nutela" stands out, which costs about a euro less in Germany than in Montenegro, and for a larger quantity. The price levels of sweets are generally a little lower in Germany, and among the cheaper exceptions are "Toblerones", which in "Šorndorf" cost 1,3 euros, that is, about 60 cents less than in the domestic market (1,9 euros). A kilogram of nectarines costs about 40 cents less.
In Montenegro, a liter of milk is ten cents more expensive, even though this product is currently included in the state action "Limited prices". Thus, Germans buy milk for 90 cents, while citizens in Podgorica pay euros.
However, there are also products that are cheaper on the domestic market, so bananas, which are also included in the "Limited Prices" campaign, are cheaper by half a euro in Podgorica. So on local shelves they cost a little more than 1,2 euros, while in Germany you have to pay 1,7 euros.
The state campaign also covers onions, which are also ten cents cheaper in the local store.
The state action "Limited prices" started on September 6, and will last until January 31, 2025. The new action covers 66 products, and the Government expects that this will lower the prices of more than 1.000 items, given that the measure applies to items from all manufacturers in a certain group.
These measures, like the previous ones, do not apply to buildings whose area at the state level is less than 600 square meters.
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