Montenegro among the countries with the cheapest food in Europe

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Montenegro ranks among the four European countries with the lowest food prices, according to Eurostat data for 2025.

Montenegro’s food price index was 84.6, compared to the EU average of 100, while lower prices were recorded only in North Macedonia (74.3), Türkiye (75.6) and Romania (78.9).

Montenegro is at the same level as Bosnia and Herzegovina, while Serbia had an index of 96.6, Croatia 102.3 and Albania 102.9.

In total, the price level for final household consumption in Montenegro was 66.1, below the EU average.

However, alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages were more expensive than the European average, while the index for tobacco products was significantly lower, at 42.9.