Cost of living comparison

Malaysia

compared to

Montenegro

Montenegro vs. Malaysia Cost of Living Summary

Montenegro is 46.6% more expensive than Malaysia overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.8 times more in Montenegro
Groceries: pay 11.8% less in Montenegro
Transportation: pay 59.2% more in Montenegro
Housing: pay 80.8% more in Montenegro
Childcare: pay 16.9% more in Montenegro
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.1% more in Montenegro
Clothing: pay 29.2% more in Montenegro

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

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Montenegro vs. Malaysia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Montenegro instead of Malaysia, you would:

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pay 2.8 times more for restaurants

	Malaysia	Montenegro
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.42 MYR13.98	$11.20 €9.97	+227.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.64 MYR18.95	$9.63 €8.57	+107.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.75 MYR3.07	$2.30 €2.05	+206.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 MYR1.72	$1.50 €1.34	+256.8%
Average			+179.5%

Malaysia vs. Montenegro - Cost of restaurants

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pay 11.8% less for groceries

	Malaysia	Montenegro
Bread 1 loaf	$1.10 MYR4.49	$1.00 €0.89	-9.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.94 MYR28.32	$4.31 €3.84	-37.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.18 MYR29.31	$4.59 €4.08	-36.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.09 MYR8.53	$3.07 €2.73	+47.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.90 MYR7.75	$3.53 €3.14	+85.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.35 MYR5.53	$0.61 €0.55	-54.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 MYR2.97	$0.74 €0.66	+1.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.19 MYR4.84	$0.68 €0.61	-42.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 MYR2.83	$1.14 €1.01	+63.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 MYR2.34	$0.41 €0.37	-28.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.61 MYR2.50	$0.50 €0.45	-18.0%
Average			-11.8%

Malaysia vs. Montenegro - Cost of groceries

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pay 59.2% more for transportation

	Malaysia	Montenegro
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.76 MYR11.29	$6.55 €5.83	+136.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$15.28 MYR62.39	$36.79 €32.75	+140.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$40,802.19 MYR167K	$29,365.51 €26,136.36	-28.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.46 MYR26.37	$9.81 €8.74	+51.9%
Average			+59.2%

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pay 80.8% more for housing

	Malaysia	Montenegro
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.60 MYR112.71	$31.12 €27.69	+12.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$363.41 MYR1,483.90	$612.92 €545.52	+68.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$265.07 MYR1,082.35	$466.81 €415.48	+76.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$36.69 MYR149.79	$100.23 €89.21	+173.2%
Average			+80.8%

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pay 16.9% more for childcare

	Malaysia	Montenegro
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.07 MYR943.51	$358.02 €318.65	+54.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,043.53 MYR32,843.35	$7,100.06 €6,319.31	-11.7%
Average			+16.9%

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pay 3.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Malaysia	Montenegro
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.61 MYR14.73	$2.94 €2.62	-18.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.76 MYR11.29	$2.53 €2.25	-8.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.35 MYR17.74	$4.18 €3.72	-3.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.82 MYR158.52	$43.64 €38.84	+12.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.73 MYR19.31	$6.10 €5.43	+29.1%
Average			+3.1%

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pay 29.2% more for clothing

	Malaysia	Montenegro
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.43 MYR238.60	$84.85 €75.52	+45.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.42 MYR124.22	$37.05 €32.98	+21.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.72 MYR317.35	$86.45 €76.94	+11.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$77.79 MYR317.65	$110.29 €98.17	+41.8%
Average			+29.2%

Malaysia vs. Montenegro - Cost of clothing

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