Dortmund vs Jeddah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Jeddah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1637
$1209
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4119
$2848
🏠 One person rent
$750
$584
🏘️ Family rent
$1294
$940
🍽️ Food expenses
$579
$327
🚐 Transport expenses
$163
$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3601
$2099
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
94
45
😀 Quality of life
95
78
🏙️ Population
595K
4.7M

The cost of living in Dortmund is 35% more expensive than in Jeddah. Cities ranked 3504th and 4757th ($1637 vs $1209) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 330th 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 2.2 months in Dortmund compared to 1.7 months in Jeddah. Dortmund ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Jeddah ranked 2nd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 33rd and 990th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dortmund Jeddah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$6.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79
$46.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$7.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$2.11
☕ Cappuccino
$3.87
$3.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.3
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$738
$556
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$545
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1337
$1019
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1001
$713
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$98.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.9
$67.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
4.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3201
$1688
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2354
$1003
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.17
$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.4
$45.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.9
$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.05
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.57
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$2.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.04
$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$6.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$7.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.2
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.01
$4.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$6.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.14
$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.82
$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.37
$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.3
$86.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.9
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.6
$56.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.5
$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$58.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.9
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$428
$453
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$29493
$7655

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1515
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1584
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1576
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1614
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1622
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1566
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1579
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1559
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1570
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1572
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1573
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1638
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1561
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1587
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1593
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1586
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1249
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1570
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1531
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1548
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1574
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1575
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1573
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1512
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1570
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1564
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1508
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1445
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1565
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1598
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1572
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1619
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1586
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1561
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1575
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1549
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1570
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1486
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1579
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1579

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Distance City Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi Mecca
$1107
296 km or 184 mi Port Sudan
$964
307 km or 191 mi Yanbu
$795
328 km or 204 mi Medina
$1168
395 km or 246 mi Bisha
$906
410 km or 255 mi Bareq
$893
508 km or 315 mi Abha
$902
597 km or 371 mi Al Wajh
$942
645 km or 401 mi Keren
$498
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$815
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$497
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$865
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1104
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$531
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$369
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$491
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$931
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$775
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$931
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$498
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$1074
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$385
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$448
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$354
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1632
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$360
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$551
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$492
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$810
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$479
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$858
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$491
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$415
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$776
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$819
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$494