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Montenegro

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Saudi Arabia

Jeddah (Jiddah) vs. Kotor Cost of Living Summary

Jeddah (Jiddah) is 1.5% cheaper than Kotor.

Restaurants: pay 47.2% less in Jeddah (Jiddah)
Groceries: pay 4.5% more in Jeddah (Jiddah)
Transportation: pay 10.1% less in Jeddah (Jiddah)
Housing: pay 3.0% less in Jeddah (Jiddah)
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Jeddah (Jiddah)
Entertainment and Sports: pay 38.6% more in Jeddah (Jiddah)
Clothing: pay 0.6% less in Jeddah (Jiddah)

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Jeddah (Jiddah) are more expensive than in Kotor. Expenses including restaurants, transportation, housing, and clothing are lower in Jeddah (Jiddah). Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Jeddah (Jiddah).

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Jeddah (Jiddah) vs. Kotor Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Jeddah (Jiddah) instead of Kotor, you would:

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pay 47.2% less for restaurants

	Kotor	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.20 €9.97	$6.13 SAR23.00	-45.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.17 €9.94	$8.53 SAR32.00	-23.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.55 €2.27	$0.99 SAR3.71	-61.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 €1.34	$0.25 SAR0.95	-83.1%
Average			-47.2%

Kotor vs. Jeddah (Jiddah) - Cost of restaurants

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pay 4.5% more for groceries

	Kotor	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Bread 1 loaf	$0.98 €0.87	$1.29 SAR4.85	+32.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.34 €3.86	$3.21 SAR12.04	-26.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.90 €4.36	$6.49 SAR24.37	+32.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.50 €3.12	$2.46 SAR9.23	-29.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.77 €3.35	$3.71 SAR13.92	-1.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.59 €0.52	$0.94 SAR3.52	+59.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 €0.69	$0.78 SAR2.92
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.68 €0.61	$0.71 SAR2.67	+4.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.07 €0.95	$0.75 SAR2.81	-30.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 €0.36	$0.52 SAR1.95	+27.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 €0.42	$0.58 SAR2.17	+22.0%
Average			+4.5%

Kotor vs. Jeddah (Jiddah) - Cost of groceries

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pay 10.1% less for transportation

	Kotor	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.62 €5.89	$2.35 SAR8.82	-64.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$44.79 €39.86	$54.69 SAR205.26	+22.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,113.12 €25,911.73	$47,965.95 SAR180K	+64.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.71 €8.65	$17.05 SAR64.00	+75.6%
Average			-10.1%

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pay 3.0% less for housing

	Kotor	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.91 €28.40	$67.53 SAR253.45	+111.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$671.84 €597.96	$796.91 SAR2,990.68	+18.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$653.18 €581.35	$530.19 SAR1,989.73	-18.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$98.01 €87.24	$68.97 SAR258.83	-29.6%
Average			-3.0%

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Kotor	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$340.96 €303.47	$760.49 SAR2,854.01	+123.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,315.61 €6,511.15	$16,442.55 SAR61,706.21	+124.8%
Average			+123.9%

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pay 38.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Kotor	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.08 €2.74	$2.40 SAR9.00	-22.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 €2.82	$3.79 SAR14.23	+19.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.37 €3.89	$6.66 SAR25.00	+52.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.79 €39.86	$79.20 SAR297.24	+76.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.44 €5.73	$11.99 SAR45.00	+86.2%
Average			+38.6%

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pay 0.6% less for clothing

	Kotor	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$87.34 €77.74	$73.80 SAR276.94	-15.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.79 €39.86	$57.02 SAR214.00	+27.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.04 €86.37	$99.59 SAR373.73	+2.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.75 €94.12	$93.64 SAR351.41	-11.5%
Average			-0.6%

Kotor vs. Jeddah (Jiddah) - Cost of clothing

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