Dubai vs Jeddah - Cost of Living Comparison

Dubai Jeddah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1924
$1067
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4530
$2572
🏠 One person rent
$1170
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$2204
$813
🍽️ Food expenses
$437
$333
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4381
$1772
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
61
44
😀 Quality of life
90
72
🏙️ Population
3.33M
3.98M

The cost of living in Dubai is 80% more expensive than in Jeddah. Cities ranked 1903rd and 4605th ($1924 vs $1067) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Dubai compared to 1.7 months in Jeddah. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Jeddah ranked 3rd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 130th and 1949th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dubai Jeddah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$6.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.8
$53.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.19
$7.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.7
$1.39
☕ Cappuccino
$5.46
$3.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.13
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1453
$447
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$829
$324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2679
$876
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1737
$584
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$64.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$181
$99.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$97.6
$71.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.93%
4.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3907
$1340
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2398
$1020
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$85.9
$25.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.86
$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$0.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.74
$2.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$7.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.22
$8.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.2
$1.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.53
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.58
$7.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$4.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.34
$5.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$2.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.28
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.1
$91.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$74.3
$45.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.63
$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.7
$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.8
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$756
$321
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11590
$7059

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1343
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$1129
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1020
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1096
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1362
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1449
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1967
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$707
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1261
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1260
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$799
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1964
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1150
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1797
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$688
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$968
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$689
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$693
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1277
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1245
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1277
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$688
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$952
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$687
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$987
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$947
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$880
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$705
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$690
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$691
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$687
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$657
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$907
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$686
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$687
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$785
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$650
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$863
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$837
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$686

Cities near Jeddah

Distance City Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi Mecca
$992
296 km or 184 mi Port Sudan
$601
307 km or 191 mi Yanbu
$867
328 km or 204 mi Medina
$1028
395 km or 246 mi Bisha
$829
410 km or 255 mi Bareq
$833
508 km or 315 mi Abha
$963
597 km or 371 mi Al Wajh
$832
645 km or 401 mi Keren
$488
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$750
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$487
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$843
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$892
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$563
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$522
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$270
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$486
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$858
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$880
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$598
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$485
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$1019
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$230
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$227
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$281
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1278
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$511
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$260
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$345
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$553
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$487
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$578
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$299
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$827
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$588
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$488
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$247
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$828
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$614
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$492