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 64% of the EU-27 average in 2023.

Price levels for consumer goods and services varied significantly across EU member states in 2023. Denmark recorded the highest price levels (143%) of the EU-27 average, followed by Ireland (142%), Luxembourg (135%), Finland (125%) and Netherlands (118%), while the lowest price levels were recorded in Hungary (76%), Poland (66%), Romania and Bulgaria (60%).

Among the neighbouring countries, Croatia had the highest price level of consumer goods and services which is 76% of the EU-27 average, while Serbia and Albania record a price level of 68% and 66% of the EU-27 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 52% of the European average.

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