Copenhagen vs Jeddah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Copenhagen	Jeddah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2333	$1146
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5412	$2809
🏠 One person rent	$1326	$512
🏘️ Family rent	$2372	$899
🍽️ Food expenses	$629	$330
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4139	$2297
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	93	45
😀 Quality of life	97	76
🏙️ Population	644K	4.7M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 104% more expensive than in Jeddah. Cities ranked 1085th and 4650th ($2333 vs $1146) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Denmark and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Denmark vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Copenhagen compared to 2 months in Jeddah. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Jeddah ranked 2nd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 10th and 860th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Copenhagen vs Jeddah

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	Copenhagen	Jeddah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.8	$6.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$102	$40.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$7.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.26	$2.15
☕ Cappuccino	$6.08	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.68	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1534	$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1083	$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2847	$976
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1988	$666
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$99.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.8	$71.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.22%	4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7935	$2107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5513	$1025
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.39	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$100	$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.3	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$2.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.31	$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$7.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$7.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$2.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$5.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.02	$6.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.04	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.38	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$3.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.6	$90.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.3	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.8	$56.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$38.6	$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$115	$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$530	$410
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14686	$6204

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2134
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$1952
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1140
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1585
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$1722
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$1983
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1474
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1447
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$1800
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1297
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1426
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1310
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$1799
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1298
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1218
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1208
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1816
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1607
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1333
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$1828
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1401
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1284
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1585
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1506
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1336
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1505
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1396
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1424
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1637
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1331
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1416
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1315
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1680
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1280
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1442
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1307
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1347
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1508
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1452

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