According to the final data of EUROSTAT, within the purchasing power parity project, the price level indices for consumer goods and services in Montenegro was 60% of the EU average in 2022.

Price levels for consumer goods and services varied significantly across EU member states in 2022. Ireland recorded the highest price levels (146% of the EU average), followed by Denmark (145%), Luxembourg (137%), Finland (127%) and Sweden (124%), while the lowest price levels were recorded in Poland (62%) Bulgaria (59%) and Romania (58%).

Among the neighbouring countries, Croatia had the highest price level of consumer goods and services which is 72% of the EU average, while Serbia and Albania record a price level of 63% and 61% of the EU average. The price level of consumer goods and services in Bosnia and Herzegovina was on the level of 58% of the European average, while North Macedonia was on the level of 51% of the European average.

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