Brisbane vs Jeddah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brisbane	Jeddah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2491	$1123
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5397	$2695
🏠 One person rent	$1506	$511
🏘️ Family rent	$2275	$868
🍽️ Food expenses	$562	$341
🚐 Transport expenses	$280	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4184	$2204
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	66	45
😀 Quality of life	97	75
🏙️ Population	2.36M	4.7M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 122% more expensive than in Jeddah. Cities ranked 781st and 4828th ($2491 vs $1123) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Australia and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Australia vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Brisbane compared to 2 months in Jeddah. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Jeddah ranked 2nd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 15th and 1110th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Jeddah

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	Brisbane	Jeddah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14	$6.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.5	$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.26	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$3.81	$4.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.77	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1542	$416
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1283	$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2771	$889
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1860	$640
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$68.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.5	$72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.33%	4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7907	$2216
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5572	$1138
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$145	$34.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.52	$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.96	$7.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$7.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.61	$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$27.8	$6.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$4.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.28	$5.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.28	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.33	$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.1	$94.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.4	$45.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$7.18
👖 Brand Jeans	$74.3	$49.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1752	$365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9531	$6009

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1877
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1925
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2141
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1754
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1733
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1835
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1689
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1289
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1615
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1514
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1833
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1815
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2286
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1997
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1732
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2472
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2801
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1674
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1500
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1532
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1748
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2393
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1746
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1303
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1717
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1816
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1397
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1829
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1822
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1805
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2397
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1800
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1758
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1876

Cities near Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$940
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$1096
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$837
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$853
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$895
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$895
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$915
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$879
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$491
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$828
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$492
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1021
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$934
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1094
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$524
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$324
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$488
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$940
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$944
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$988
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$490
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$988
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$314
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$333
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$278
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1586
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$513
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$294
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$499
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$550
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$491
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$686
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$393
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$821
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$935
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$489
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$350
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$806
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$868
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$491