Brussels vs Jeddah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brussels	Jeddah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2028	$1155
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4874	$2694
🏠 One person rent	$1133	$541
🏘️ Family rent	$1958	$841
🍽️ Food expenses	$649	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$97.4	$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3458	$2303
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	96	45
😀 Quality of life	91	79
🏙️ Population	196K	4.7M

The cost of living in Brussels is 76% more expensive than in Jeddah. Cities ranked 1913th and 4809th ($2028 vs $1155) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Belgium and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Belgium vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Brussels compared to 2 months in Jeddah. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Jeddah ranked 2nd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 165th and 894th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Jeddah

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	Brussels	Jeddah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.6	$6.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.4	$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$7.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.38	$2.14
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$3.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.18	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1090	$484
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$879	$393
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1983	$881
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1587	$627
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$62.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$235	$96.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.3	$67
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.23%	4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4704	$2007
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3801	$1025
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.93	$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.9	$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.66	$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.86	$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$6.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$7.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.7	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$1.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$2.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.21	$5.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.34	$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$6.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$4.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.07	$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.32	$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$85.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.9	$56
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$53.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1055	$393
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22658	$6703

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1854
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1876
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1889
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1931
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1758
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1847
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1858
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1870
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1732
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1845
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1816
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$2025
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1835
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1791
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1863
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1787
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1835
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1801
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1806
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1745
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1823
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1768
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1846
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1867
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1571
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1648
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1746
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1737
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1657
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1830
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1696
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1794
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1722
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1724
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1745
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1671
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1867
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1804
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1666
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1818

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