Cologne vs Jeddah - Cost of Living Comparison

Cologne Jeddah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1643
$1067
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3959
$2572
🏠 One person rent
$881
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$1574
$813
🍽️ Food expenses
$416
$333
🚐 Transport expenses
$218
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2585
$1772
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
91
44
😀 Quality of life
96
72
🏙️ Population
1.07M
3.98M

The cost of living in Cologne is 54% more expensive than in Jeddah. Cities ranked 2459th and 4605th ($1643 vs $1067) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 2nd in Germany and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Germany vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Cologne compared to 1.7 months in Jeddah. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Jeddah ranked 3rd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 13th and 1949th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Jeddah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.4
$6.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.3
$53.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.31
$7.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$1.39
☕ Cappuccino
$3.11
$3.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.55
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$893
$447
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1628
$876
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1205
$584
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$64.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$253
$99.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.8
$71.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.26%
4.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6134
$1340
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4812
$1020
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.22
$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$106
$25.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22
$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.02
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$0.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.24
$2.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$7.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.65
$8.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.79
$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.65
$1.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.8
$7.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$4.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.13
$5.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$2.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.74
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.6
$91.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.2
$45.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.5
$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.1
$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.6
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$733
$321
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12429
$7059

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1301
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1665
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1299
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1249
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1303
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1298
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1259
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1303
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1298
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1304
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1304
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1299
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1299
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1305
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1299
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1297
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1301
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1300
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1214
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1300
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1301
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1299
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1517
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1299
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1177
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1301
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1298
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1299
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1301
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1303
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1303
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1184
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1305
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1300
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1303
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1332
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1300
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1303
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1302
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1632

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Distance City Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi Mecca
$992
296 km or 184 mi Port Sudan
$601
307 km or 191 mi Yanbu
$867
328 km or 204 mi Medina
$1028
395 km or 246 mi Bisha
$829
410 km or 255 mi Bareq
$833
508 km or 315 mi Abha
$963
597 km or 371 mi Al Wajh
$832
645 km or 401 mi Keren
$488
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$750
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$487
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$843
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$892
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$563
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$522
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$270
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$486
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$858
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$880
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$598
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$485
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$1019
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$230
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$227
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$281
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1278
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$511
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$260
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$345
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$553
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$487
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$578
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$299
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$827
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$588
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$488
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$247
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$828
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$614
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$492