What a Week in Montenegro Costs: A Real Budget

The short answer: around €1,700 for two people for a week in season, flights excluded. In May or the second half of September the same seven days come to about €1,400. The figures below are not impressions: the accommodation numbers are median Booking search results for Budva, Kotor and Tivat, checked on 30 August 2026. All other prices were checked in September 2026.

Accommodation: the line that decides the budget

Apartment with a kitchen, two people, per night:

Where and when	Typical	Cheap end
Budva, peak August	€75–80	from €40
Kotor, August	€85	from €47
Tivat, August	€80	from €60
Budva, late August	€65	from €45
Budva, second half of September	€55	from €25
Budva, May	€70	from €32

For the week, for two: €460–600 in season, €390–490 outside it. Which is why a €700 total for the whole trip is a myth — lodging alone eats more than half.

Hotels cost noticeably more. A three-star in Budva in August has a median of €125 a night (some go from €90); a four-star, €215 a night, from €130. A week in a four-star costs as much as the entire rest of the budget.

The cheap listings are real, with conditions. Apartments at €25–45 a night do exist: second or third row back from the sea, often without reviews, sometimes a 15–20 minute uphill walk to the beach. As a base for a week with a car that is a sound choice; for a holiday without one, much less so.

Tourist tax is separate: about €1 per person per night. Booking shows it as “taxes and charges” — €14 for a week for two. Small, but rarely budgeted.

Apartments beat hotels on more than price: a kitchen saves €15–25 a day on breakfasts. Which resort to stay in, by beach, airport distance and budget, is worked out in where to stay in Montenegro.

Food

• Coffee — €2–3
• Breakfast in a café — €7–10 per person
• Lunch in a konoba (a local tavern) — €15–25 per person
• Dinner with fish and wine — €60–100 for two
• A day’s groceries — €20–30 for two

Realistically, for two: €50–80 a day, so €350–560 for the week, making breakfast at home and eating dinner out. A fish restaurant on the promenade every evening puts you past €700; why fish is dear here and how to order it is in fish and seafood in Montenegro. Tips are not included in these figures: about 10% is usual after a good dinner — more in Montenegro etiquette and tipping.

Walk two streets back from the water and the bill drops by a third. What to order and where they do it properly is in what to eat in Montenegro.

Getting around

With a car. Economy starts at €25 a day — that is the low-season figure. In July and August the same class costs roughly twice as much, €45–80 a day, and sells out early, so budget from the price for your dates, not from the floor. For a week in season, realistically €320–560; in May, €175–250.

Petrol costs about €1.75 a litre in autumn 2026, so a 50-litre tank is €85–100. The country is small, and a week of proper driving gets through one to one and a half tanks: €85–150. Parking in Kotor runs from €0.90 an hour at the outer car parks to €4.80 beside the Old Town walls; in Budva it is €1–2, up to €3 near the Old Town. Across the week that adds up to €30–50. There are two toll roads: the Sozina tunnel at €2.50 each way and the motorway north at €3.50. The Kamenari–Lepetane ferry is €5 for a car.

Total with a car in season: €440–760 for the week.

What the contract covers and how much is blocked on your card is in insurance and deposit. Options are on the car rental page.

Without a car. Coastal buses run €30–50 per person for the week. Getting to and from Tivat airport costs about €10 per person by bus from Tivat bus station, or from €116 per car by transfer. That makes about €80–120 for two if you take the bus from the airport too, or about €180–220 with a transfer. We have left taxis out: in season they are the most expensive way to travel. The one caveat is that the mountains stay out of reach, and the far beaches with them. The full account is in Montenegro without a car.

Things to do

This is where budgets diverge most.

Excursions. In season, group coach trips leaving from Budva start at €39 per person (Ostrog and Podgorica) and go up to €73 (“Heart of Montenegro”); rafting on the Tara with lunch is from €82. The group boat trip around the Bay of Kotor is from €53, and Lake Skadar from €53 too. From Kotor, Tivat and Bar the longer routes cost €10–15 more. Two excursions for two people across a week: €160–310. Most group routes run only in season and are not held from October to May. One thing to know before you budget for them: these tours, group and private, run only with a Russian-speaking guide. Every format with prices is under things to do.

A boat. A skippered yacht starts at €355 for three hours, and that is for the whole vessel, not per person. For two it is expensive; split between four to six people it works out at €60–90 each. The middle option is the group boat trip, from €53 a head. How chartering works is in a day on a boat; vessels are on the yacht charter page.

Small entries. The boat out to Our Lady of the Rocks about €5, a national park €3–5, Kotor’s fortress €15, the cable car above Kotor €25 return, Njegoš’s mausoleum €8, Budva citadel €5. Across a week for two: €80–130.

Three budgets for two, one week, flights excluded

Lean — about €900 Apartment in the second row at €45 a night (315), cooking most meals at €40 a day (280), buses, including to and from the airport, 120, one excursion for two 106, entry tickets 60, tourist tax 14.

Mid-range — about €1,700 Apartment at €75 a night (525), food at €60 a day (420), car for the week 320 plus fuel and parking 140, two excursions for two 160, tickets 100, tourist tax 14.

No-expense-spared — from €3,300 Four-star hotel at €200 a night (1,400), restaurants at €110 a day (770), a larger car 500, four hours on a yacht for the group 450, excursions and tickets 200.

Where the savings actually are

Season. Between the second half of September and peak August the gap is about 30 % on accommodation, and up to twofold on individual properties. The sea is warmer in September than in June. Month by month, that is in when to visit Montenegro.

Apartment over hotel. The gap against a three-star is €50 a night, €350 across the week. Plus the kitchen.

Second row over seafront. Two hundred metres from the water is worth €20–30 a night. With a car you will not feel the difference at all.

Group size. Anything priced per vehicle or per boat halves per person when four travel instead of two. A yacht for six costs what a yacht for two costs.

Booking ahead. In August seafront lodging goes months out, and what is left sits above the median. Car hire behaves the same way — see how to book a car online.

Where not to save

On insurance: without full cover, the international chains block a deposit of €900–2,000 on your credit card for the whole trip (local firms hold €100–300), and one car-park scrape in Budva turns into a real loss.

And on connectivity: a local SIM with a tourist bundle costs €15 and removes roaming from your navigation on the switchbacks. Details in mobile and internet in Montenegro.

Accommodation figures are median Booking search results for Budva, Kotor and Tivat as of 30 August 2026, apartments for two. Other prices were checked in September 2026; rates move with the season, so confirm exact figures with the companies.