Canberra vs Jeddah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Canberra	Jeddah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2223	$1209
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4990	$2848
🏠 One person rent	$1398	$584
🏘️ Family rent	$2158	$940
🍽️ Food expenses	$563	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4087	$2099
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	30	45
😀 Quality of life	85	78
🏙️ Population	381K	4.7M

The cost of living in Canberra is 84% more expensive than in Jeddah. Cities ranked 1443rd and 4757th ($2223 vs $1209) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th 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 1.8 months in Canberra compared to 1.7 months in Jeddah. Canberra ranked 13th best city to live in Australia vs Jeddah ranked 2nd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 479th and 990th 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	$15.5	$6.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.1	$46.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$7.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.54	$2.11
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$3.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.98	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1538	$556
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1150	$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2721	$1019
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1726	$713
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$98.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.8	$67.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.89%	4.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8609	$1688
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5425	$1003
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.53	$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.3	$45.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.62	$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.14	$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$6.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.61	$7.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$4.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.86	$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.9	$6.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.98	$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.08	$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.5	$86.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.8	$56.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.1	$58.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2023	$453
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15408	$7655

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1821
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1695
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1699
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1477
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1710
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2482
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$2050
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2844
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2379
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1824
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1867
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1815
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1997
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1979
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1896
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1860
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1894
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1829
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1487
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2496
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1928
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1889
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1906
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1822
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$2217
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1604
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1288
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1904
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1898
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1753
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2308
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1766

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