Cost of living comparison

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Podgorica vs. Antananarivo Cost of Living Summary

Podgorica is 94.1% more expensive than Antananarivo.

Restaurants
pay 2.2 times more in Podgorica
Groceries
pay 56.4% more in Podgorica
Transportation
pay 40.4% more in Podgorica
Housing
pay 3.2 times more in Podgorica
Childcare
pay 78.8% more in Podgorica
Entertainment and Sports
pay 39.0% more in Podgorica
Clothing
pay 98.4% more in Podgorica

The cost of housing, restaurants, clothing, childcare, groceries, and transportation in Podgorica are more expensive than in Antananarivo. Notably, housing, restaurants, and clothing are significantly more expensive in Podgorica.

Podgorica vs. Antananarivo Cost Breakdown

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

pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

 
Antananarivo
Podgorica
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.22
MGA15,234
$8.57
€8.32
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$4.30
MGA20,311
$8.04
€7.80
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.16
MGA5,484
$2.13
€2.07

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pay 56.4% more for groceries

 
Antananarivo
Podgorica
Bread
1 loaf
$1.19
MGA5,641
$0.93
€0.90
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.22
MGA24,664
$3.98
€3.86
Milk (1 gallon) $3.94
MGA18,641
$4.94
€4.79

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pay 40.4% more for transportation

 
Antananarivo
Podgorica
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.58
MGA21,624
$6.02
€5.84
Monthly public transit pass ?? $32.15
€31.18
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $11,817.99
MGA55,856,261
$27,933.36
€27,089.52

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pay 3.2 times more for housing

 
Antananarivo
Podgorica
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$52.31
MGA247,218
$29.29
€28.40
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $354.54
MGA1,675,688
$586.17
€568.46
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $53.69
MGA253,769
$453.87
€440.16

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pay 78.8% more for childcare

 
Antananarivo
Podgorica
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $89.71
MGA424,000
$265.47
€257.45
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $11,292.35
MGA53,371,884
$6,966.46
€6,756.01

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pay 39.0% more for entertainment and sports

 
Antananarivo
Podgorica
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.07
MGA5,078
$2.36
€2.29
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.12
MGA5,281
$1.95
€1.89
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.22
MGA15,234
$3.86
€3.74

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pay 98.4% more for clothing

 
Antananarivo
Podgorica
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$19.71
MGA93,157
$76.10
€73.80
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$24.89
MGA117,637
$41.90
€40.63
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$90.25
MGA426,539
$93.78
€90.95

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025
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