Canberra vs Jeddah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Canberra	Jeddah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2019	$1155
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4571	$2694
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$541
🏘️ Family rent	$1958	$841
🍽️ Food expenses	$519	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3565	$2303
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	30	45
😀 Quality of life	86	79
🏙️ Population	381K	4.7M

The cost of living in Canberra is 75% more expensive than in Jeddah. Cities ranked 1949th and 4809th ($2019 vs $1155) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 4th in Australia and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Australia vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Canberra compared to 2 months in Jeddah. Canberra ranked 10th best city to live in Australia vs Jeddah ranked 2nd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 413th and 894th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Canberra vs Jeddah

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	Canberra	Jeddah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.3	$6.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.8	$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.5	$7.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.6	$2.14
☕ Cappuccino	$3.3	$3.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1348	$484
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1007	$393
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2461	$881
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1543	$627
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$62.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$96.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.7	$67
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.01%	4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7420	$2007
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4762	$1025
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.28	$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.41	$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.51	$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$6.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.15	$7.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$1.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$2.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$5.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.74	$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.8	$6.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.62	$4.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.44	$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.37	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.5	$85.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.7	$56
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.9	$53.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.5	$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1751	$393
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13305	$6703

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1678
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1580
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1568
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1364
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1599
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2292
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$1888
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2640
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2181
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1667
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1747
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1662
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1839
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1813
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1725
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1706
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1736
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1681
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1362
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2308
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1768
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1728
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1738
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1673
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$2058
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1464
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1184
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1771
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1718
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1786
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1660
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1753
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2127
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1639

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