Adelaide vs Jeddah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Adelaide	Jeddah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1978	$1146
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4280	$2809
🏠 One person rent	$1150	$512
🏘️ Family rent	$1774	$899
🍽️ Food expenses	$530	$330
🚐 Transport expenses	$171	$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3388	$2297
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	50	45
😀 Quality of life	94	76
🏙️ Population	1.39M	4.7M

The cost of living in Adelaide is 73% more expensive than in Jeddah. Cities ranked 1894th and 4650th ($1978 vs $1146) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 3rd in Australia and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Australia vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Adelaide compared to 2 months in Jeddah. Adelaide ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Jeddah ranked 2nd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 46th and 860th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Adelaide	Jeddah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.9	$6.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73	$40.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.28	$7.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.51	$2.15
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1222	$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$902	$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1801	$976
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1445	$666
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$212	$99.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.9	$71.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6777	$2107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4517	$1025
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.76	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.4	$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.1	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.17	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.07	$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$7.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.69	$7.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.39	$2.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.9	$5.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.41	$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.8	$6.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.67	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.35	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.16	$3.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.7	$90.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.1	$56.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.6	$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$843	$410
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7829	$6204

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance	City	Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi	Whyalla	$1795
337 km or 209 mi	Mildura	$1691
377 km or 235 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
518 km or 322 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
551 km or 342 mi	Bendigo	$1291
555 km or 345 mi	Ballarat	$1390
618 km or 384 mi	Melton	$1669
623 km or 387 mi	Sunbury	$1691
627 km or 390 mi	Geelong	$1981
633 km or 393 mi	Tarneit	$1625
636 km or 395 mi	Shepparton	$1601
637 km or 396 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
655 km or 407 mi	Melbourne	$2194
658 km or 409 mi	South Yarra	$1620
683 km or 424 mi	Dandenong	$1645
686 km or 426 mi	Griffith	$1619
686 km or 426 mi	Frankston	$1671
694 km or 431 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
695 km or 432 mi	Berwick	$1643
709 km or 440 mi	Pakenham	$1654
797 km or 496 mi	Traralgon	$1727
800 km or 497 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
959 km or 596 mi	Canberra	$2023
971 km or 603 mi	Devonport	$1768
974 km or 605 mi	Dubbo	$1702
985 km or 612 mi	Orange	$1511
1016 km or 631 mi	Goulburn	$1616
1025 km or 637 mi	Bathurst	$1538
1040 km or 646 mi	Launceston	$1651
1125 km or 699 mi	Wollongong	$1416
1138 km or 707 mi	Blacktown	$1584
1143 km or 710 mi	Kellyville	$1824
1146 km or 712 mi	Parramatta	$2252
1162 km or 722 mi	Hobart	$2106
1163 km or 723 mi	Sydney	$2539
1173 km or 729 mi	Dee Why	$2099
1234 km or 767 mi	Newcastle	$1448
1318 km or 819 mi	Armidale	$1185
1330 km or 826 mi	Alice Springs	$1431
1387 km or 862 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681

Cities near Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$979
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$829
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$1215
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$905
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$902
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$910
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$961
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$488
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$861
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$486
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$937
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1131
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$520
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$329
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$482
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$969
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$846
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$1006
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$487
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$1078
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$335
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$362
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$342
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1637
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$336
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$546
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$481
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$662
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$381
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$482
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$360
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$781
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$877
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$486