Dortmund vs Jeddah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Jeddah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1632
$1155
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4090
$2694
🏠 One person rent
$762
$541
🏘️ Family rent
$1319
$841
🍽️ Food expenses
$561
$325
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3427
$2303
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
93
45
😀 Quality of life
93
79
🏙️ Population
595K
4.7M

The cost of living in Dortmund is 41% more expensive than in Jeddah. Cities ranked 3401st and 4809th ($1632 vs $1155) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 304th and 4th in Germany and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Germany vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dortmund compared to 2 months in Jeddah. Dortmund ranked 11th best city to live in Germany vs Jeddah ranked 2nd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 84th and 894th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dortmund Jeddah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.4
$6.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.1
$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.7
$7.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.81
$2.14
☕ Cappuccino
$3.67
$3.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$755
$484
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$559
$393
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1352
$881
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1032
$627
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$62.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$96.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.4
$67
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3153
$2007
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2430
$1025
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.95
$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.7
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.5
$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.48
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.97
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$6.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$7.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.3
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$1.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.3
$2.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.92
$5.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$6.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$4.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.79
$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45
$85.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.3
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.5
$56
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.5
$53.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$424
$393
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$29016
$6703

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1495
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1572
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1558
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1591
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1583
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1549
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1558
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1521
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1542
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1537
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1567
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1631
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1560
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1575
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1566
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1554
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1248
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1558
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1478
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1535
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1563
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1558
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1547
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1463
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1550
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1552
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1415
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1549
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1579
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1552
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1515
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1521
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1516
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1561
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1533
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1561
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1488
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1555
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1569

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Distance City Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi Mecca
$1162
296 km or 184 mi Port Sudan
$964
307 km or 191 mi Yanbu
$791
328 km or 204 mi Medina
$1182
395 km or 246 mi Bisha
$918
410 km or 255 mi Bareq
$903
508 km or 315 mi Abha
$911
597 km or 371 mi Al Wajh
$940
645 km or 401 mi Keren
$500
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$862
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$499
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$860
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1116
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$533
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$348
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$498
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$967
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$825
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$971
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$498
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$1069
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$365
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$428
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$346
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1627
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$522
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$354
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$560
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$498
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$826
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$517
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$791
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$925
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$499
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$398
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$769
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$879
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$500