Cost of living comparison

Malaysia

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Montenegro

Tivat vs. Ipoh Cost of Living Summary

Tivat is 69.1% more expensive than Ipoh.

Restaurants: pay 3.0 times more in Tivat
Groceries: pay 6.6% less in Tivat
Transportation: pay 53.2% more in Tivat
Housing: pay 2.6 times more in Tivat
Childcare: pay 13.5% less in Tivat
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.8% more in Tivat
Clothing: pay 43.1% more in Tivat

The cost of restaurants, housing, transportation, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Tivat are more expensive than in Ipoh. Expenses including childcare and groceries are lower in Tivat. Notably, restaurants and housing are significantly more expensive in Tivat.

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Tivat vs. Ipoh Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tivat instead of Ipoh, you would:

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pay 3.0 times more for restaurants

	Ipoh	Tivat
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.30 MYR13.49	$11.20 €9.97	+239.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.40 MYR17.99	$10.64 €9.47	+141.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.72 MYR2.95	$2.55 €2.27	+253.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 MYR1.88	$1.43 €1.27	+210.4%
Average			+199.7%

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pay 6.6% less for groceries

	Ipoh	Tivat
Bread 1 loaf	$1.04 MYR4.26	$1.06 €0.95	+1.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.76 MYR27.59	$4.34 €3.86	-35.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.67 MYR31.30	$4.90 €4.36	-36.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 MYR9.31	$3.39 €3.02	+48.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.02 MYR8.25	$3.77 €3.35	+86.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.39 MYR5.67	$0.72 €0.64	-47.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 MYR3.34	$0.78 €0.69	-4.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.04 MYR4.23	$0.80 €0.71	-23.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 MYR2.91	$1.30 €1.15	+82.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 MYR2.41	$0.44 €0.39	-26.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 MYR2.54	$0.49 €0.44	-20.6%
Average			-6.6%

Ipoh vs. Tivat - Cost of groceries

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pay 53.2% more for transportation

	Ipoh	Tivat
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.90 MYR7.75	$6.62 €5.89	+248.5%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$39.19 €34.88
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$41,736.41 MYR170K	$29,113.12 €25,911.73	-30.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.01 MYR44.96	$10.08 €8.97	-8.5%
Average			+53.2%

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pay 2.6 times more for housing

	Ipoh	Tivat
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.27 MYR107.27	$33.59 €29.90	+27.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$367.05 MYR1,498.75	$884.37 €787.12	+140.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$244.70 MYR999.17	$802.01 €713.82	+227.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$47.56 MYR194.21	$98.73 €87.87	+107.6%
Average			+158.2%

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pay 13.5% less for childcare

	Ipoh	Tivat
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$299.09 MYR1,221.23	$401.24 €357.12	+34.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,124.70 MYR53,590.76	$7,315.61 €6,511.15	-44.3%
Average			-13.5%

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pay 20.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Ipoh	Tivat
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.40 MYR17.99	$3.08 €2.74	-30.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.81 MYR11.49	$2.17 €1.94	-22.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 MYR17.99	$4.37 €3.89	-0.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$24.47 MYR99.92	$47.59 €42.36	+94.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.43 MYR13.99	$6.16 €5.48	+79.8%
Average			+20.8%

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pay 43.1% more for clothing

	Ipoh	Tivat
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$61.18 MYR249.79	$87.34 €77.74	+42.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.71 MYR149.88	$39.19 €34.88	+6.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$61.18 MYR249.79	$97.42 €86.70	+59.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.18 MYR249.79	$105.75 €94.12	+72.9%
Average			+43.1%

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