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Saudi Arabia

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Montenegro

Tivat vs. Mecca Cost of Living Summary

Tivat is 45.2% more expensive than Mecca.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Tivat
Groceries: pay 7.1% more in Tivat
Transportation: pay 24.6% more in Tivat
Housing: pay 99.1% more in Tivat
Childcare: pay 51.5% less in Tivat
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.2% less in Tivat
Clothing: pay 2.2 times more in Tivat

The cost of restaurants, clothing, housing, transportation, and groceries in Tivat are more expensive than in Mecca. Expenses including childcare and entertainment and sports are lower in Tivat. Notably, restaurants, clothing, and housing are significantly more expensive in Tivat.

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Tivat vs. Mecca Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tivat instead of Mecca, you would:

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Mecca	Tivat
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.53 SAR17.00	$11.20 €9.97	+147.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.93 SAR26.00	$10.64 €9.47	+53.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.69 SAR2.60	$2.55 €2.27	+268.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.24 SAR0.90	$1.43 €1.27	+496.2%
Average			+137.8%

Mecca vs. Tivat - Cost of restaurants

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pay 7.1% more for groceries

	Mecca	Tivat
Bread 1 loaf	$0.98 SAR3.67	$1.06 €0.95	+8.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.98 SAR11.17	$4.34 €3.86	+45.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.49 SAR24.37	$4.90 €4.36	-24.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.46 SAR9.23	$3.39 €3.02	+37.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.71 SAR13.92	$3.77 €3.35	+1.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.93 SAR3.48	$0.72 €0.64	-21.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 SAR2.72	$0.78 €0.69	+7.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.71 SAR2.67	$0.80 €0.71	+11.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.68 SAR2.57	$1.30 €1.15	+89.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 SAR1.95	$0.44 €0.39	-15.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.58 SAR2.17	$0.49 €0.44	-14.5%
Average			+7.1%

Mecca vs. Tivat - Cost of groceries

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pay 24.6% more for transportation

	Mecca	Tivat
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.35 SAR8.82	$6.62 €5.89	+181.6%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$39.19 €34.88
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$47,965.95 SAR180K	$29,113.12 €25,911.73	-39.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.26 SAR61.00	$10.08 €8.97	-38.0%
Average			+24.6%

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pay 99.1% more for housing

	Mecca	Tivat
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$62.84 SAR235.84	$33.59 €29.90	-46.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$524.96 SAR1,970.09	$884.37 €787.12	+68.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$286.20 SAR1,074.05	$802.01 €713.82	+180.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$50.94 SAR191.19	$98.73 €87.87	+93.8%
Average			+99.1%

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pay 51.5% less for childcare

	Mecca	Tivat
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$760.49 SAR2,854.01	$401.24 €357.12	-47.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,442.55 SAR61,706.21	$7,315.61 €6,511.15	-55.5%
Average			-51.5%

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pay 21.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Mecca	Tivat
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.53 SAR5.75	$3.08 €2.74	+101.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.60 SAR9.74	$2.17 €1.94	-16.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.66 SAR25.00	$4.37 €3.89	-34.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$81.01 SAR304.01	$47.59 €42.36	-41.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.99 SAR45.00	$6.16 €5.48	-48.6%
Average			-21.2%

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pay 2.2 times more for clothing

	Mecca	Tivat
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$13.32 SAR50.00	$87.34 €77.74	+555.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.02 SAR214.00	$39.19 €34.88	-31.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$39.97 SAR150.01	$97.42 €86.70	+143.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$53.30 SAR200.01	$105.75 €94.12	+98.4%
Average			+116.0%

Mecca vs. Tivat - Cost of clothing

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