Cost of living comparison
Saudi Arabia is 10.8% more expensive than Montenegro.
If you lived in Saudi Arabia instead of Montenegro, you would:
pay 43.3% less for restaurants
Montenegro
|
Saudi Arabia
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.03
€9.22
|
$6.90
SAR25.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.98
€6.41
|
$7.35
SAR27.57
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
€1.90
|
$0.74
SAR2.76
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
€1.35
|
$0.25
SAR0.94
|
|
pay 7.9% more for groceries
Montenegro
|
Saudi Arabia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
€0.84
|
$0.89
SAR3.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.20
€3.86
|
$3.67
SAR13.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.15
€4.73
|
$6.52
SAR24.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.91
€2.67
|
$2.55
SAR9.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.08
€2.83
|
$3.27
SAR12.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.50
|
$0.93
SAR3.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.72
|
$0.74
SAR2.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.60
|
$0.73
SAR2.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.03
|
$0.74
SAR2.76
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.44
|
$0.63
SAR2.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.61
SAR2.27
|
|
pay 4.9% more for transportation
Montenegro
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.19
€5.69
|
$2.30
SAR8.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.69
€32.80
|
$37.83
SAR141.87
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,337.87
€23,289.30
|
$25,221.79
SAR94,582.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.16
€9.34
|
$17.96
SAR67.35
|
|
pay 20.1% more for housing
Montenegro
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.71
€25.47
|
$73.85
SAR276.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$604.28
€555.43
|
$390.65
SAR1,464.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$455.38
€418.56
|
$280.05
SAR1,050.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.48
€89.60
|
$85.53
SAR320.75
|
|
pay 13.4% less for childcare
Montenegro
|
Saudi Arabia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$317.80
€292.10
|
$296.51
SAR1,111.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,564.83
€6,953.21
|
$6,039.49
SAR22,648.37
|
|
pay 96.8% more for entertainment and sports
Montenegro
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.74
€2.52
|
$1.65
SAR6.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
€1.92
|
$3.66
SAR13.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.64
€3.35
|
$7.12
SAR26.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.01
€36.77
|
$99.67
SAR373.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.66
€5.20
|
$17.24
SAR64.65
|
|
pay 2.3% more for clothing
Montenegro
|
Saudi Arabia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.96
€66.15
|
$43.59
SAR163.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.57
€28.10
|
$56.89
SAR213.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.13
€88.36
|
$93.76
SAR351.60
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.85
€110.16
|
$77.91
SAR292.15
|
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