Brasilia vs Jeddah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brasilia	Jeddah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$928	$1209
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2464	$2848
🏠 One person rent	$415	$584
🏘️ Family rent	$714	$940
🍽️ Food expenses	$292	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$570	$2099
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	28	45
😀 Quality of life	62	78
🏙️ Population	3M	4.7M

The cost of living in Brasilia is 23% less expensive than in Jeddah. Cities ranked 6162nd and 4757th ($928 vs $1209) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in Brazil and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Brazil vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Brasilia compared to 1.7 months in Jeddah. Brasilia ranked 16th best city to live in Brazil vs Jeddah ranked 2nd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5658th and 990th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brasilia vs Jeddah

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	Brasilia	Jeddah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.88	$6.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.1	$46.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.86	$7.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.14	$2.11
☕ Cappuccino	$2.42	$3.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.33	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$488	$556
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$301	$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$899	$1019
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$533	$713
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55.5	$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.3	$98.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.8	$67.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.71%	4.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2606	$1688
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1719	$1003
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.2	$45.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.62	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.48	$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$6.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$7.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.54	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.89	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.66	$4.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.46	$6.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.35	$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.08	$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.5	$86.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.13	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.9	$56.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.56	$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.3	$58.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.5	$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$617	$453
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17134	$7655

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Cities near Brasilia

Distance	City	Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi	Formosa	$758
129 km or 80 mi	Anapolis	$567
142 km or 89 mi	Goianesia	$724
176 km or 110 mi	Goiania	$839
192 km or 119 mi	Paracatu	$697
196 km or 122 mi	Trindade	$730
231 km or 143 mi	Caldas Novas	$709
264 km or 164 mi	Catalao	$693
319 km or 198 mi	Araguari	$673
325 km or 202 mi	Itumbiara	$633
343 km or 213 mi	Patos de Minas	$664
350 km or 217 mi	Uberlandia	$710
379 km or 235 mi	Januaria	$630
391 km or 243 mi	Ituiutaba	$664
393 km or 244 mi	Rio Verde	$642
434 km or 270 mi	Araxa	$586
440 km or 273 mi	Uberaba	$588
442 km or 274 mi	Montes Claros	$620
468 km or 291 mi	Barra do Garcas	$690
469 km or 291 mi	Jatai	$668
470 km or 292 mi	Gurupi	$661
489 km or 304 mi	Janauba	$615
493 km or 306 mi	Curvelo	$642
511 km or 318 mi	Barreiras	$637
530 km or 329 mi	Franca	$590
535 km or 332 mi	Barretos	$640
557 km or 346 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$598
558 km or 347 mi	Fernandopolis	$685
560 km or 348 mi	Votuporanga	$684
561 km or 349 mi	Sete Lagoas	$444
564 km or 350 mi	Passos	$609
568 km or 353 mi	Batatais	$653
575 km or 357 mi	Guanambi	$602
577 km or 358 mi	Bebedouro	$662
578 km or 359 mi	Divinopolis	$626
581 km or 361 mi	Formiga	$654
581 km or 361 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$760
585 km or 363 mi	Mirassol	$708
591 km or 367 mi	Itauna	$629
594 km or 369 mi	Sertaozinho	$675

Cities near Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$1107
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$964
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$795
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$1168
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$906
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$893
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$902
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$942
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$498
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$815
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$497
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1005
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$865
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1104
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$531
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$369
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$491
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$931
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$775
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$931
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$498
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$1074
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$385
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$448
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$354
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1632
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$515
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$360
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$598
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$551
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$492
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$810
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$479
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$790
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$858
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$491
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$415
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$776
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$819
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$494