Doha vs Jeddah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Jeddah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2100
$1210
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4575
$2901
🏠 One person rent
$1424
$583
🏘️ Family rent
$2453
$965
🍽️ Food expenses
$429
$315
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3086
$1673
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
41
45
😀 Quality of life
83
76
🏙️ Population
1.19M
4.7M

The cost of living in Doha is 74% more expensive than in Jeddah. Cities ranked 1744th and 4730th ($2100 vs $1210) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Qatar and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Qatar vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Doha compared to 1.4 months in Jeddah. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Jeddah ranked 2nd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 513th and 1324th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Doha vs Jeddah

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Doha Jeddah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$5.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.8
$44.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.16
$7.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.5
$2.13
☕ Cappuccino
$5.59
$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1799
$599
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1146
$415
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3302
$1068
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2017
$732
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.1
$62.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.4
$96.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$89.5
$68.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.92%
5.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4178
$1601
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2669
$1010
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.6
$52.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.6
$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.13
$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.91
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$6.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.43
$7.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$2.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$4.18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.16
$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.63
$6.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.03
$4.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.91
$4.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.87
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.08
$3.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$130
$91.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.8
$56
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.1
$65.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$762
$523
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10635
$8743

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43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$2015
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1062
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1218
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1340
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$965
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1059
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$778
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$917
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2470
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1543
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2356
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$494
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$454
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$457
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1455
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$497
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$471
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1173
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$505
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1628
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$485
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1437
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$459
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$703
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$469
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$521
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$708
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$522
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$509
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$797
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$694
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$861

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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