Cost of living comparison

Sri Lanka

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Montenegro

Podgorica vs. Colombo Cost of Living Summary

Podgorica is 67.5% more expensive than Colombo.

Restaurants: pay 2.5 times more in Podgorica
Groceries: pay 4.0% more in Podgorica
Transportation: pay 66.9% more in Podgorica
Housing: pay 52.4% more in Podgorica
Childcare: pay 7.4 times more in Podgorica
Entertainment and Sports: pay 41.7% more in Podgorica
Clothing: pay 2.5 times more in Podgorica

The cost of childcare, clothing, restaurants, transportation, housing, and entertainment and sports in Podgorica are more expensive than in Colombo. Notably, childcare, clothing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Podgorica.

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Podgorica vs. Colombo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Podgorica instead of Colombo, you would:

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pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

	Colombo	Podgorica
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.82 LKR1,265.61	$11.20 €9.97	+193.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.56 LKR2,502.59	$10.64 €9.47	+40.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 LKR232.56	$2.55 €2.27	+263.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.26 LKR87.00	$1.43 €1.27	+444.3%
Average			+146.5%

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pay 4.0% more for groceries

	Colombo	Podgorica
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 LKR181.98	$0.98 €0.87	+77.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.89 LKR2,281.50	$4.33 €3.85	-37.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.03 LKR1,996.25	$4.90 €4.36	-18.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 LKR541.78	$3.50 €3.12	+114.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.21 LKR731.08	$3.77 €3.35	+70.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.06 LKR1,014.37	$0.72 €0.64	-76.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.37 LKR122.81	$0.76 €0.68	+105.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.03 LKR672.87	$0.80 €0.71	-60.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 LKR187.42	$1.07 €0.95	+89.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 LKR150.85	$0.44 €0.39	-4.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.35 LKR116.82	$0.47 €0.42	+34.2%
Average			+4.0%

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pay 66.9% more for transportation

	Colombo	Podgorica
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 LKR1,701.24	$7.02 €6.25	+36.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.19 LKR2,381.42	$33.59 €29.90	+367.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,024.95 LKR12M	$30,517.27 €27,161.47	-17.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.29 LKR1,091.13	$7.03 €6.25	+113.3%
Average			+66.9%

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pay 52.4% more for housing

	Colombo	Podgorica
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.78 LKR6,883.48	$31.80 €28.30	+53.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$589.61 LKR195K	$639.89 €569.53	+8.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$270.44 LKR89,571.04	$489.46 €435.64	+81.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$41.14 LKR13,624.66	$98.01 €87.24	+138.3%
Average			+52.4%

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pay 7.4 times more for childcare

	Colombo	Podgorica
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$37.78 LKR12,512.93	$340.96 €303.47	+802.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,208.98 LKR400K	$7,315.61 €6,511.15	+505.1%
Average			+639.0%

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pay 41.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Colombo	Podgorica
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.21 LKR730.76	$3.08 €2.74	+39.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.51 LKR832.69	$2.17 €1.94	-13.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.28 LKR3,403.52	$4.37 €3.89	-57.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$13.99 LKR4,634.42	$48.15 €42.85	+244.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.53 LKR1,501.55	$6.44 €5.73	+42.0%
Average			+41.7%

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pay 2.5 times more for clothing

	Colombo	Podgorica
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.13 LKR6,006.21	$87.34 €77.74	+381.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$16.62 LKR5,505.69	$46.28 €41.19	+178.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$79.09 LKR26,193.74	$97.42 €86.70	+23.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.76 LKR13,832.48	$105.75 €94.12	+153.2%
Average			+154.3%

Colombo vs. Podgorica - Cost of clothing

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