Adelaide vs Jeddah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Adelaide	Jeddah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2338	$1209
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4797	$2848
🏠 One person rent	$1428	$584
🏘️ Family rent	$2032	$940
🍽️ Food expenses	$589	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$180	$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3804	$2099
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	50	45
😀 Quality of life	93	78
🏙️ Population	1.39M	4.7M

The cost of living in Adelaide is 93% more expensive than in Jeddah. Cities ranked 1210th and 4757th ($2338 vs $1209) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 2nd in Australia and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Australia vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Adelaide compared to 1.7 months in Jeddah. Adelaide ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Jeddah ranked 2nd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 73rd and 990th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Adelaide vs Jeddah

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	Adelaide	Jeddah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.9	$6.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.2	$46.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$7.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.33	$2.11
☕ Cappuccino	$4.02	$3.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1521	$556
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1196	$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2231	$1019
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1697	$713
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$98.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.2	$67.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.37%	4.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8511	$1688
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5565	$1003
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.19	$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.2	$45.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.56	$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$6.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.67	$7.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$4.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.74	$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23	$6.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.16	$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.16	$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.61	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.49	$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$86.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.6	$56.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$58.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$123	$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1013	$453
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8002	$7655

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance	City	Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi	Whyalla	$2128
337 km or 209 mi	Mildura	$1904
377 km or 235 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
518 km or 322 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
551 km or 342 mi	Bendigo	$1487
555 km or 345 mi	Ballarat	$1604
618 km or 384 mi	Melton	$1906
623 km or 387 mi	Sunbury	$1928
627 km or 390 mi	Geelong	$2217
633 km or 393 mi	Tarneit	$1822
636 km or 395 mi	Shepparton	$1815
637 km or 396 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
655 km or 407 mi	Melbourne	$2496
658 km or 409 mi	South Yarra	$1829
683 km or 424 mi	Dandenong	$1894
686 km or 426 mi	Griffith	$1824
686 km or 426 mi	Frankston	$1889
694 km or 431 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
695 km or 432 mi	Berwick	$1860
709 km or 440 mi	Pakenham	$1896
797 km or 496 mi	Traralgon	$1979
800 km or 497 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
959 km or 596 mi	Canberra	$2223
971 km or 603 mi	Devonport	$1898
974 km or 605 mi	Dubbo	$1867
985 km or 612 mi	Orange	$1477
1016 km or 631 mi	Goulburn	$1821
1025 km or 637 mi	Bathurst	$1699
1040 km or 646 mi	Launceston	$1753
1125 km or 699 mi	Wollongong	$1695
1138 km or 707 mi	Blacktown	$1710
1143 km or 710 mi	Kellyville	$2050
1146 km or 712 mi	Parramatta	$2482
1162 km or 722 mi	Hobart	$2308
1163 km or 723 mi	Sydney	$2844
1173 km or 729 mi	Dee Why	$2379
1234 km or 767 mi	Newcastle	$1997
1318 km or 819 mi	Armidale	$1288
1330 km or 826 mi	Alice Springs	$1590
1387 km or 862 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796

Cities near Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$1107
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$964
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$795
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$1168
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$906
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$893
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$902
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$942
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$498
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$815
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$497
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1005
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$865
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1104
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$531
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$369
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$491
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$931
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$775
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$931
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$498
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$1074
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$385
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$448
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$354
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1632
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$515
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$360
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$598
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$551
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$492
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$810
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$479
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$790
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$858
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$491
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$415
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$776
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$819
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$494