Cologne vs Jeddah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Jeddah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1744
$1146
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4212
$2809
🏠 One person rent
$947
$512
🏘️ Family rent
$1673
$899
🍽️ Food expenses
$491
$330
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3148
$2297
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
92
45
😀 Quality of life
96
76
🏙️ Population
1.09M
4.7M

The cost of living in Cologne is 52% more expensive than in Jeddah. Cities ranked 2551st and 4650th ($1744 vs $1146) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 3rd in Germany and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Germany vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 2 months in Jeddah. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Jeddah ranked 2nd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 12th and 860th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Jeddah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.1
$6.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.3
$40.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$7.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.67
$2.15
☕ Cappuccino
$3.64
$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.1
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$963
$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$743
$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1902
$976
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$666
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$99.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$71.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6163
$2107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5539
$1025
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.6
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.95
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$7.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$7.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.22
$2.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.56
$5.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.09
$6.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.2
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$3.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.5
$90.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.2
$56.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$773
$410
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15595
$6204

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1578
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1822
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1569
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1559
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1572
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1554
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1586
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1551
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1536
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1576
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1561
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1534
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1577
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1544
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1559
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1529
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1554
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1523
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1518
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1522
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1497
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1542
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1677
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1522
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1580
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1502
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1497
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1517
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1504
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1499
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1494
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1516
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1446
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1503
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1495
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1479
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1490
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1500
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1772

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