Auckland vs Jeddah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Auckland	Jeddah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1968	$1146
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4648	$2809
🏠 One person rent	$1094	$512
🏘️ Family rent	$1952	$899
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$330
🚐 Transport expenses	$233	$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3283	$2297
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	32	45
😀 Quality of life	90	76
🏙️ Population	1.47M	4.7M

The cost of living in Auckland is 72% more expensive than in Jeddah. Cities ranked 1924th and 4650th ($1968 vs $1146) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in New Zealand and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check New Zealand vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Auckland compared to 2 months in Jeddah. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Jeddah ranked 2nd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 161st and 860th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Jeddah

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	Auckland	Jeddah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13	$6.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.6	$40.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.02	$7.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.92	$2.15
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.12	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1104	$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2191	$976
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1679	$666
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.4	$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$99.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.7	$71.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7916	$2107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6301	$1025
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.56	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$122	$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.79	$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.19	$7.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.32	$7.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.49	$2.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$5.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.27	$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.7	$6.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$3.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33	$90.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.4	$56.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$890	$410
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13719	$6204

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1709
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1736
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1670
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1493
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1506
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1213
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1652
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1182
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1418
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1248
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1457
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1433
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1524
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1144
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1444
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1560
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1253
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1607
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1676
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1751
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$1837
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1475
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1248
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1847
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1717
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1746
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$1921
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1435
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1242
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1652
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1604
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1604
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1002
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1001
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$808
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$810
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$977
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1448

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