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Montenegro

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Maldives

Male vs. Podgorica Cost of Living Summary

Male is 10.2% more expensive than Podgorica.

Restaurants: pay 40.2% less in Male
Groceries: pay 45.4% more in Male
Transportation: pay 11.8% less in Male
Housing: pay 39.4% more in Male
Childcare: pay 52.8% less in Male
Entertainment and Sports: pay 66.9% more in Male
Clothing: pay 31.9% less in Male

The cost of entertainment and sports, groceries, and housing in Male are more expensive than in Podgorica. Expenses including childcare, restaurants, clothing, and transportation are lower in Male.

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Male vs. Podgorica Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 40.2% less for restaurants

	Podgorica	Male
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.20 €10.00	$6.00 MVR92.74	-46.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.64 €9.50	$9.73 MVR150.39	-8.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.55 €2.28	$1.63 MVR25.12	-36.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.43 €1.28	$0.30 MVR4.59	-79.2%
Average			-40.2%

Podgorica vs. Male - Cost of restaurants

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pay 45.4% more for groceries

	Podgorica	Male
Bread 1 loaf	$0.98 €0.87	$1.65 MVR25.57	+69.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.33 €3.86	$5.34 MVR82.43	+23.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.90 €4.37	$7.69 MVR118.80	+57.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.50 €3.13	$1.92 MVR29.70	-45.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.77 €3.36	$2.77 MVR42.73	-26.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.72 €0.65	$1.80 MVR27.83	+148.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 €0.68	$1.39 MVR21.40	+82.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 €0.71	$1.85 MVR28.65	+132.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.07 €0.96	$1.22 MVR18.84	+13.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 €0.39	$0.93 MVR14.40	+113.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 €0.42	$0.86 MVR13.30	+81.8%
Average			+45.4%

Podgorica vs. Male - Cost of groceries

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pay 11.8% less for transportation

	Podgorica	Male
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.02 €6.27	$3.81 MVR58.81	-45.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.59 €29.99	$30.82 MVR476.23	-8.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,517.27 €27,248.78	$32,446.46 MVR501K	+6.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.03 €6.27	$17.52 MVR270.70	+149.4%
Average			-11.8%

Podgorica vs. Male - Cost of transportation

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pay 39.4% more for housing

	Podgorica	Male
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.80 €28.39	$73.00 MVR1,127.92	+129.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$639.89 €571.36	$951.14 MVR14,695.19	+48.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$489.46 €437.04	$699.92 MVR10,813.71	+43.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$98.01 €87.52	$90.98 MVR1,405.60	-7.2%
Average			+39.4%

Podgorica vs. Male - Cost of housing

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pay 52.8% less for childcare

	Podgorica	Male
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$340.96 €304.44	$184.98 MVR2,857.90	-45.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,315.61 €6,532.08	$3,004.83 MVR46,424.59	-58.9%
Average			-52.8%

Podgorica vs. Male - Cost of childcare

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pay 66.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Podgorica	Male
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.08 €2.75	$4.87 MVR75.19	+58.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.17 €1.94	$3.55 MVR54.84	+63.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.37 €3.90	$14.93 MVR230.60	+241.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.15 €42.99	$70.81 MVR1,093.98	+47.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.44 €5.75	$9.73 MVR150.39	+51.2%
Average			+66.9%

Podgorica vs. Male - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 31.9% less for clothing

	Podgorica	Male
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$87.34 €77.99	$39.51 MVR610.48	-54.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.28 €41.33	$49.64 MVR766.88	+7.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.42 €86.98	$87.13 MVR1,346.11	-10.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.75 €94.43	$52.52 MVR811.39	-50.3%
Average			-31.9%

Podgorica vs. Male - Cost of clothing

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