Athens vs Jeddah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Athens	Jeddah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1272	$1146
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3097	$2809
🏠 One person rent	$616	$512
🏘️ Family rent	$1082	$899
🍽️ Food expenses	$450	$330
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.4	$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1094	$2297
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	90	45
😀 Quality of life	78	76
🏙️ Population	643K	4.7M

The cost of living in Athens is 11% more expensive than in Jeddah. Cities ranked 4281st and 4650th ($1272 vs $1146) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 3rd in Greece and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Greece vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Athens compared to 2 months in Jeddah. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Jeddah ranked 2nd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 656th and 860th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Jeddah

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	Athens	Jeddah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.1	$6.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.4	$40.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.33	$7.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.4	$2.15
☕ Cappuccino	$4.11	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.19	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$583	$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$455	$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1040	$976
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$850	$666
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$99.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.3	$71.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.85%	4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3265	$2107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3075	$1025
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31	$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.7	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.9	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.27	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.7	$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$7.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$7.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$2.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$5.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.01	$6.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.09	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.01	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$3.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$90.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.39	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49	$56.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$86	$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94	$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$456	$410
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9915	$6204

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Cities near Athens

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Kallithea	$1159
4 km or 2.5 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1150
5 km or 3.1 mi	Peristeri	$1082
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1258
6.5 km or 4 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1131
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Nea Ionia	$1142
7.3 km or 4.5 mi	Piraeus	$1045
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Nikaia	$1054
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Argyroupoli	$1284
12 km or 7.2 mi	Glyfada	$1437
15 km or 9 mi	Kifissia	$1265
15 km or 9.1 mi	Voula	$1296
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aspropyrgos	$957
16 km or 10 mi	Eleusis	$1022
20 km or 12 mi	Salamina	$967
55 km or 34 mi	Chalcis	$980
69 km or 43 mi	Corinth	$955
129 km or 80 mi	Tripoli	$990
151 km or 94 mi	Lamia	$836
154 km or 96 mi	Mykonos	$1838
168 km or 104 mi	Volos	$981
176 km or 109 mi	Patras	$1011
178 km or 111 mi	Kalamata	$1033
214 km or 133 mi	Agrinio	$900
216 km or 134 mi	Chios	$1099
216 km or 134 mi	Larissa	$1030
219 km or 136 mi	Karditsa	$1012
231 km or 143 mi	Santorini	$1659
243 km or 151 mi	Trikala	$1015
275 km or 171 mi	Mytilene	$934
275 km or 171 mi	Katerini	$973
275 km or 171 mi	Chania	$1131
298 km or 185 mi	Rethymno	$1052
302 km or 188 mi	Thessaloniki	$1106
303 km or 188 mi	Izmir	$909
307 km or 191 mi	Kozani	$943
311 km or 193 mi	Ioannina	$930
311 km or 193 mi	Kusadasi	$764
311 km or 193 mi	Veria	$1027
315 km or 196 mi	Crete	$1150

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