Cape Town vs Jeddah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Cape Town Jeddah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1386
$1210
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3160
$2901
🏠 One person rent
$775
$583
🏘️ Family rent
$1348
$965
🍽️ Food expenses
$359
$315
🚐 Transport expenses
$139
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$405
$1673
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
55
45
😀 Quality of life
58
76
🏙️ Population
3.78M
4.7M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 15% more expensive than in Jeddah. Cities ranked 4336th and 4730th ($1386 vs $1210) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in South Africa and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check South Africa vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Cape Town compared to 1.4 months in Jeddah. Cape Town ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Jeddah ranked 2nd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6134th and 1324th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this picture

Prices in Cape Town vs Jeddah

Prices for goods and services in Cape Town and Jeddah are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Cape Town Jeddah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.2
$5.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.7
$44.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.19
$7.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$2.13
☕ Cappuccino
$2.47
$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.39
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$942
$599
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$591
$415
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1671
$1068
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1075
$732
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.4
$62.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$96.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.7
$68.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.35%
5.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2325
$1601
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1508
$1010
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.33
$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.4
$52.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.33
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.97
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.53
$6.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.77
$7.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.45
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.77
$2.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.22
$4.18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$6.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.05
$4.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$4.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.41
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$3.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.1
$91.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.14
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.2
$56
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.7
$65.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$124
$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$272
$523
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6197
$8743

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Cape Town

Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi Paarl
$1421
99 km or 62 mi Worcester
$763
371 km or 231 mi George
$877
644 km or 400 mi Uitenhage
$968
662 km or 411 mi Port Elizabeth
$1020
664 km or 413 mi Upington
$796
754 km or 468 mi Makhanda
$863
821 km or 510 mi Komani
$1033
833 km or 518 mi Kimberley
$904
845 km or 525 mi Bhisho
$1390
882 km or 548 mi East London
$773
912 km or 567 mi Bloemfontein
$742
950 km or 590 mi Mafeteng
$611
999 km or 621 mi Maseru
$660
1002 km or 622 mi Mthatha
$953
1029 km or 639 mi Teyateyaneng
$558
1030 km or 640 mi Welkom
$811
1034 km or 643 mi Mariental
$991
1092 km or 679 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
1092 km or 679 mi Kroonstad
$872
1113 km or 692 mi Klerksdorp
$860
1135 km or 705 mi Mmabatho
$903
1155 km or 718 mi Potchefstroom
$789
1187 km or 737 mi Rehoboth
$945
1194 km or 742 mi Lobatse
$691
1198 km or 745 mi Kanye
$691
1208 km or 751 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
1217 km or 756 mi Vereeniging
$742
1231 km or 765 mi Pietermaritzburg
$725
1244 km or 773 mi Soweto
$1031
1250 km or 777 mi Rustenburg
$994
1260 km or 783 mi Gaborone
$723
1261 km or 783 mi Molepolole
$663
1261 km or 784 mi Johannesburg
$1204
1267 km or 788 mi Randburg
$912
1269 km or 789 mi Windhoek
$1040
1270 km or 789 mi Sandton
$1104
1271 km or 790 mi Durban
$938
1277 km or 794 mi Gobabis
$998
1279 km or 795 mi Walvis Bay
$893

Cities near Jeddah

Distance City Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi Mecca
$1031
296 km or 184 mi Port Sudan
$976
307 km or 191 mi Yanbu
$791
328 km or 204 mi Medina
$1164
395 km or 246 mi Bisha
$890
410 km or 255 mi Bareq
$873
508 km or 315 mi Abha
$871
597 km or 371 mi Al Wajh
$919
645 km or 401 mi Keren
$483
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$834
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$484
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$993
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$864
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1124
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$513
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$350
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$475
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$938
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$738
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$947
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$481
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$1036
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$379
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$439
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$334
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1628
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$338
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$532
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$476
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$748
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$429
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$771
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$872
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$476
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$375
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$753
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$803
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$478