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Montenegro

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Mauritius

Port Louis vs. Podgorica Cost of Living Summary

Port Louis is 22.6% cheaper than Podgorica.

Restaurants: pay 44.1% less in Port Louis
Groceries: pay 1.6% less in Port Louis
Transportation: pay 8.1% more in Port Louis
Housing: pay 40.0% less in Port Louis
Childcare: pay 37.7% less in Port Louis
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.4% less in Port Louis
Clothing: pay 6.1% more in Port Louis

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

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Port Louis vs. Podgorica Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Port Louis instead of Podgorica, you would:

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pay 44.1% less for restaurants

	Podgorica	Port Louis
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.20 €9.97	$5.80 MUR274.04	-48.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.64 €9.47	$7.38 MUR348.77	-30.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.55 €2.27	$1.15 MUR54.25	-55.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.43 €1.27	$0.65 MUR30.64	-54.6%
Average			-44.1%

Podgorica vs. Port Louis - Cost of restaurants

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pay 1.6% less for groceries

	Podgorica	Port Louis
Bread 1 loaf	$0.98 €0.87	$0.75 MUR35.62	-22.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.33 €3.85	$2.64 MUR124.56	-39.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.90 €4.36	$5.94 MUR280.76	+21.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.50 €3.12	$2.60 MUR123.00	-25.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.77 €3.35	$2.87 MUR135.60	-23.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.72 €0.64	$1.27 MUR59.89	+75.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 €0.68	$1.20 MUR56.50	+57.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 €0.71	$0.64 MUR30.28	-19.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.07 €0.95	$1.34 MUR63.28	+25.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 €0.39	$0.44 MUR20.79	+0.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 €0.42	$0.44 MUR20.79	-7.0%
Average			-1.6%

Podgorica vs. Port Louis - Cost of groceries

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pay 8.1% more for transportation

	Podgorica	Port Louis
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.02 €6.25	$5.22 MUR246.49	-25.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.59 €29.90	$31.65 MUR1,494.75	-5.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,517.27 €27,161.47	$36,395.48 MUR2M	+19.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.03 €6.25	$29.54 MUR1,395.10	+320.4%
Average			+8.1%

Podgorica vs. Port Louis - Cost of transportation

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pay 40.0% less for housing

	Podgorica	Port Louis
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.80 €28.30	$29.01 MUR1,370.18	-8.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$639.89 €569.53	$477.54 MUR22,554.06	-25.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$489.46 €435.64	$274.28 MUR12,954.47	-44.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$98.01 €87.24	$34.29 MUR1,619.31	-65.0%
Average			-40.0%

Podgorica vs. Port Louis - Cost of housing

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pay 37.7% less for childcare

	Podgorica	Port Louis
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$340.96 €303.47	$126.59 MUR5,978.99	-62.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,315.61 €6,511.15	$7,653.95 MUR361K	+4.6%
Average			-37.7%

Podgorica vs. Port Louis - Cost of childcare

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pay 10.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Podgorica	Port Louis
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.08 €2.74	$2.64 MUR124.56	-14.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.17 €1.94	$2.64 MUR124.56	+21.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.37 €3.89	$6.44 MUR303.93	+47.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.15 €42.85	$26.16 MUR1,235.66	-45.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.44 €5.73	$6.33 MUR298.95	-1.7%
Average			-10.4%

Podgorica vs. Port Louis - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 6.1% more for clothing

	Podgorica	Port Louis
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$87.34 €77.74	$77.36 MUR3,653.82	-11.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.28 €41.19	$73.85 MUR3,487.74	+59.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.42 €86.70	$119.56 MUR5,646.82	+22.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.75 €94.12	$77.36 MUR3,653.82	-26.8%
Average			+6.1%

Podgorica vs. Port Louis - Cost of clothing

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