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Movie ticket prices vary wildly around the globe. This chart shows the price for one ticket in selected cities in July. How much would you pay to see the latest blockbuster in a theater?
Shutterstock.com (flags) | Source: Numbeo, as of July 13, 2022
Cost of a movie ticket (in U.S. dollars): Bern, Switzerland ($20.48); New York City, U.S. ($18.00); Riyadh, Saudi Arabia ($17.31); London, United Kingdom ($15.42); Beijing, China ($11.20); Lisbon, Portugal ($7.01); Cape Town, South Africa ($5.83); Mexico City, Mexico ($4.30); Jaipur, India ($3.14); Tehran, Iran ($2.00)