Beirut vs Jeddah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Jeddah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1261
$1155
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3035
$2694
🏠 One person rent
$549
$541
🏘️ Family rent
$930
$841
🍽️ Food expenses
$386
$325
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$233
$2303
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
75
45
😀 Quality of life
63
79
🏙️ Population
2.42M
4.7M

The cost of living in Beirut is 9% more expensive than in Jeddah. Cities ranked 4577th and 4809th ($1261 vs $1155) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Lebanon and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Beirut compared to 2 months in Jeddah. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Jeddah ranked 2nd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5475th and 894th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Jeddah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$6.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.9
$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.07
$7.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.02
$2.14
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$3.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.77
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$699
$484
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$324
$393
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1258
$881
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$627
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$62.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$96.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.5
$67
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.5%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2827
$2007
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1901
$1025
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.8
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.8
$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.46
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$6.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$7.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$2.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$5.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$6.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.94
$4.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.95
$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.09
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.8
$85.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58
$56
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$66
$53.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$123
$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$364
$393
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6680
$6703

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1028
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$930
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$822
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$787
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$647
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1808
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$671
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1803
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1847
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1775
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1630
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1633
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1745
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1789
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1798
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1808
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1842
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1819
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1804
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1828
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1769
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1840
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1862
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1757
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1850
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1917
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1932
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1817
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$402
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$753
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1978
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1954
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1991
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2001
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1786
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$438
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$748
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2247
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$441
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$2108

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