Barcelona vs Jeddah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Barcelona	Jeddah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2087	$1155
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4665	$2694
🏠 One person rent	$1268	$541
🏘️ Family rent	$2065	$841
🍽️ Food expenses	$498	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$170	$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2248	$2303
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	98	45
😀 Quality of life	90	79
🏙️ Population	1.7M	4.7M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 81% more expensive than in Jeddah. Cities ranked 1764th and 4809th ($2087 vs $1155) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 4th in Spain and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Spain vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Barcelona compared to 2 months in Jeddah. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Jeddah ranked 2nd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 229th and 894th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Jeddah

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	Barcelona	Jeddah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17	$6.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64	$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.8	$7.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$2.14
☕ Cappuccino	$3.44	$3.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.75	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1373	$484
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1063	$393
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2298	$881
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1757	$627
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$62.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$96.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.1	$67
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.22%	4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6508	$2007
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4968	$1025
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.94	$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.1	$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.9	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.78	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.74	$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.7	$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$6.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$7.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.59	$2.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7	$5.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.04	$6.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.9	$4.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.42	$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.03	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.65	$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.4	$85.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$71.4	$56
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.9	$53.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$717	$393
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15137	$6703

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1746
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Badalona	$2170
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1603
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1557
13 km or 8 mi	Ripollet	$1687
17 km or 11 mi	Rubi	$1598
19 km or 12 mi	Sabadell	$1637
24 km or 15 mi	Terrassa	$1590
27 km or 17 mi	Granollers	$1610
28 km or 18 mi	Mataro	$1575
42 km or 26 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1408
48 km or 30 mi	Manresa	$1200
61 km or 38 mi	Vic	$1192
65 km or 40 mi	Lloret de Mar	$1322
83 km or 52 mi	Tarragona	$1445
85 km or 53 mi	Girona	$1580
117 km or 73 mi	Figueres	$1490
131 km or 81 mi	Lleida	$1229
136 km or 85 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1828
141 km or 88 mi	Ordino	$1839
158 km or 98 mi	Perpignan	$1374
176 km or 109 mi	Vinaros	$1468
206 km or 128 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$1930
208 km or 129 mi	Ciutadella de Menorca	$1608
212 km or 131 mi	Narbonne	$1216
230 km or 143 mi	Huesca	$1157
234 km or 145 mi	Beziers	$1501
242 km or 150 mi	Mahon	$1632
245 km or 152 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1158
247 km or 154 mi	Castres	$1555
250 km or 156 mi	Villarreal	$1212
253 km or 157 mi	Borriana	$1239
254 km or 158 mi	Toulouse	$1657
257 km or 159 mi	Zaragoza	$1457
269 km or 167 mi	Tarbes	$1531
281 km or 174 mi	Sagunto	$1363
282 km or 175 mi	Ibiza	$2804
284 km or 177 mi	Montpellier	$1593
299 km or 186 mi	Pau	$1318
303 km or 189 mi	Valencia	$1703

Cities near Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$1162
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$964
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$791
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$1182
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$918
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$903
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$911
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$940
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$500
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$862
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$499
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1008
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$860
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1116
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$533
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$348
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$498
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$967
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$825
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$971
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$498
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$1069
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$365
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$428
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$346
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1627
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$522
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$354
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$589
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$560
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$498
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$826
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$517
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$791
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$925
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$499
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$398
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$769
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$879
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$500