Currency and formatting
- Currency
- Euro (EUR)
- Symbol
- € — placed after the amount
- Decimal places
- 2
- Formatted example
- 123.456,78 €
- Thousands separator
- .
- Decimal separator
- ,
- Digit grouping
- threes (3)
- Live rate
- 1 USD = 0.872067672451 EUR (ecb, 2026-07-16)
Tax
- 15% — books hospitality culture
- 7% — bread milk meds transport
Payment methods in Montenegro
Roughly ordered by real-world use — not by what a card processor would prefer you offer.
- 01 cash on delivery
- 02 card
- 03 bank transfer
- 04 paypal
Card schemes that work domestically: visa, mastercard, amex. 3-D Secure is standard practice; strong customer authentication is not legally mandated.
Locale
- Primary
- sr-Latn-ME
- Official languages
- Serbian (Latin)
- Direction
- left-to-right
- Date format
- DD. MM. YYYY.
- Measurement
- metric
- GDPR applies
- no
Phone numbers
- Calling code
- +382
- Mobile format
- +382 6X XXX XXX
- Digits
- 8
Montenegro: common questions
What currency does Montenegro use?
Montenegro uses the Euro (EUR), symbol €. It uses 2 decimal places, formatted as 123.456,78 €.
How many decimal places does EUR have?
EUR has 2 decimal places. Charging with the wrong number of minor units is a 100× error, so this is worth getting right.
What is the VAT rate in Montenegro?
The standard VAT rate in Montenegro is 21.00%. Prices are displayed tax-inclusive.
What payment methods are used in Montenegro?
The methods that matter in Montenegro, in rough order of use: cash on delivery, card, bank transfer, paypal.
What is the dialling code for Montenegro?
Montenegro's country calling code is +382. Mobile numbers are formatted +382 6X XXX XXX (8 digits after the country code).
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