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Portland vs. Tivat Cost of Living Summary

Portland is 99.6% more expensive than Tivat.

Restaurants
pay 37.1% more in Portland
Groceries
pay 2.1 times more in Portland
Transportation
pay 54.0% more in Portland
Housing
pay 83.8% more in Portland
Childcare
pay 3.1 times more in Portland
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.1 times more in Portland

The cost of childcare, groceries, entertainment and sports, housing, transportation, and restaurants in Portland are more expensive than in Tivat. Notably, childcare, groceries, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Portland.

Portland vs. Tivat Cost Breakdown

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

pay 37.1% more for restaurants

 
Tivat
Portland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $11.10
€9.67
$20.00
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.34
€8.14
$12.00
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.42
€2.11
$2.55
 

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

 
Tivat
Portland
Bread
1 loaf
$1.06
€0.93
$4.36
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.52
€3.94
$7.50
 
Milk (1 gallon) $5.00
€4.36
$4.08
 

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pay 54.0% more for transportation

 
Tivat
Portland
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.63
€5.78
$3.86
 
Monthly public transit pass $40.88
€35.63
$100.00
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $26,863.76
€23,415.80
$33,832.84
 

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pay 83.8% more for housing

 
Tivat
Portland
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$33.29
€29.02
$64.38
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,070.66
€933.24
$1,943.77
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $739.73
€644.78
$1,565.00
 

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pay 3.1 times more for childcare

 
Tivat
Portland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $418.53
€364.81
$1,778.89
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,161.51
€8,857.28
$19,063.20
 

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Tivat
Portland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.74
€2.39
$7.00
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.20
€1.92
$4.92
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.44
€3.87
$11.00
 

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Tivat
Portland
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$86.70
€75.57
$63.50
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$40.88
€35.63
$45.31
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$95.63
€83.36
$104.18
 

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