Maldives vs Montenegro - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maldives Montenegro
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1399
$982
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3343
$2388
🏠 One person rent
$878
$520
🏘️ Family rent
$1879
$960
🍽️ Food expenses
$390
$340
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.7
$33.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1111
$835
💸 GDP per capita
$12530
$12221
😃 Human freedom index
7.1
7.77
❤️ Life expectancy
80.8
76.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
38
46
🌐 English speaking %
70%
26%
🎓 Higher education
12
62
😀 Quality of life
58
59
🏙️ Population
436K
617K

The average cost of living in Maldives ($1399) is 42% more expensive than in Montenegro ($982). Maldives ranked 39th vs 89th for Montenegro in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Maldives compared to 0.9 months in Montenegro. Ranked 64th and 60th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Maldives vs Montenegro

We calculate prices for Maldives and Montenegro as a population-weighted mean of 2 and 9 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Maldives Montenegro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.97
$9.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$8.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.11
$2.66
 Cappuccino
$3.48
$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$1.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$920
$521
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$704
$397
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1995
$1034
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1644
$774
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.3
$69.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.5
$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.7
$28.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.65%
5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3416
$2391
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1759
$1881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$1.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.7
$30.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.7
$7.12
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.9
$7.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.68
$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.71
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$2.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.97
$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$5.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.71
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.26
$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.31
$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.75
$3.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.14
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.6
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.87
$5.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22
$29.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.33
$5.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.7
$76.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.3
$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$163
$290
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3210
$7061

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Maldives

City Cost of living Population
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$1304
133K
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$1651
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In Montenegro

City Cost of living Population
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$975
151K
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$965
19.9K
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$816
14K
Budva
$1117
13.3K
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$1030
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13.7K
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$1070
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$1070
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Kotor
$1150
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