Cost of living comparison

Saudi Arabia

compared to

Montenegro

Montenegro vs. Saudi Arabia Cost of Living Summary

Montenegro is 3.4% more expensive than Saudi Arabia overall.

Restaurants: pay 86.0% more in Montenegro
Groceries: pay 8.0% less in Montenegro
Transportation: pay 18.0% more in Montenegro
Housing: pay 0.5% less in Montenegro
Childcare: pay 15.9% less in Montenegro
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.7% less in Montenegro
Clothing: pay 16.1% more in Montenegro

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

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Montenegro vs. Saudi Arabia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Montenegro instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:

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pay 86.0% more for restaurants

	Saudi Arabia	Montenegro
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.43 SAR24.15	$11.20 €9.97	+74.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.60 SAR28.53	$9.63 €8.57	+26.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.77 SAR2.90	$2.30 €2.05	+198.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 SAR0.94	$1.50 €1.34	+500.8%
Average			+86.0%

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pay 8.0% less for groceries

	Saudi Arabia	Montenegro
Bread 1 loaf	$0.98 SAR3.69	$1.00 €0.89	+1.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.80 SAR14.25	$4.31 €3.84	+13.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.70 SAR25.16	$4.59 €4.08	-31.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.67 SAR10.01	$3.07 €2.73	+15.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.42 SAR12.84	$3.53 €3.14	+3.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 SAR3.66	$0.61 €0.55	-37.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 SAR2.93	$0.74 €0.66	-5.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 SAR2.99	$0.68 €0.61	-14.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 SAR2.81	$1.14 €1.01	+51.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 SAR2.32	$0.41 €0.37	-33.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.60 SAR2.27	$0.50 €0.45	-17.1%
Average			-8.0%

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pay 18.0% more for transportation

	Saudi Arabia	Montenegro
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.35 SAR8.83	$6.55 €5.83	+178.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$35.96 SAR134.94	$36.79 €32.75	+2.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$44,549.24 SAR167K	$29,365.51 €26,136.36	-34.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.52 SAR77.00	$9.81 €8.74	-52.2%
Average			+18.0%

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pay 0.5% less for housing

	Saudi Arabia	Montenegro
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$68.86 SAR258.41	$31.12 €27.69	-54.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$633.54 SAR2,377.57	$612.92 €545.52	-3.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$465.22 SAR1,745.88	$466.81 €415.48	+0.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$73.68 SAR276.52	$100.23 €89.21	+36.0%
Average			-0.5%

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pay 15.9% less for childcare

	Saudi Arabia	Montenegro
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$419.94 SAR1,575.96	$358.02 €318.65	-14.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,565.65 SAR32,145.50	$7,100.06 €6,319.31	-17.1%
Average			-15.9%

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pay 36.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Saudi Arabia	Montenegro
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.91 SAR7.18	$2.94 €2.62	+53.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.43 SAR12.86	$2.53 €2.25	-26.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.94 SAR26.04	$4.18 €3.72	-39.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$98.19 SAR368.47	$43.64 €38.84	-55.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.24 SAR57.19	$6.10 €5.43	-60.0%
Average			-36.7%

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pay 16.1% more for clothing

	Saudi Arabia	Montenegro
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.17 SAR165.75	$84.85 €75.52	+92.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.80 SAR209.42	$37.05 €32.98	-33.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$89.45 SAR335.69	$86.45 €76.94	-3.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$74.85 SAR280.89	$110.29 €98.17	+47.4%
Average			+16.1%

Saudi Arabia vs. Montenegro - Cost of clothing

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