Canberra vs Jeddah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Canberra	Jeddah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2023	$1146
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4526	$2809
🏠 One person rent	$1248	$512
🏘️ Family rent	$1907	$899
🍽️ Food expenses	$525	$330
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3542	$2297
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	30	45
😀 Quality of life	84	76
🏙️ Population	381K	4.7M

The cost of living in Canberra is 77% more expensive than in Jeddah. Cities ranked 1768th and 4650th ($2023 vs $1146) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 3rd 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 8th best city to live in Australia vs Jeddah ranked 2nd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 388th and 860th 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	$14.1	$6.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.2	$40.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.28	$7.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.2	$2.15
☕ Cappuccino	$3.23	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.51	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1342	$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1007	$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2202	$976
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1533	$666
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$99.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.8	$71.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.3%	4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7003	$2107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5163	$1025
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.18	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$102	$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.21	$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$7.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.44	$7.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.05	$2.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$5.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.59	$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.9	$6.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.45	$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$3.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.6	$90.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.8	$56.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.8	$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1802	$410
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12940	$6204

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1616
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1416
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1538
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1511
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1584
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2252
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$1824
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2539
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2099
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1619
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1702
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1601
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1448
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1727
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1654
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1643
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1645
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1620
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1291
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2194
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1691
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1671
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1669
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1625
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$1981
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1390
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1185
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1691
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1768
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1651
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2106
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1504

Cities near Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$979
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$829
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$1215
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$905
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$902
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$910
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$961
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$488
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$861
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$486
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$937
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1131
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$520
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$329
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$482
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$969
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$846
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$1006
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$487
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$1078
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$335
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$362
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$342
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1637
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$336
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$546
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$481
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$662
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$381
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$482
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$360
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$781
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$877
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$486