Dubai vs Jeddah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dubai	Jeddah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2309	$1123
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5128	$2695
🏠 One person rent	$1523	$511
🏘️ Family rent	$2687	$868
🍽️ Food expenses	$458	$341
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3493	$2204
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	64	45
😀 Quality of life	86	75
🏙️ Population	3.33M	4.7M

The cost of living in Dubai is 106% more expensive than in Jeddah. Cities ranked 1098th and 4828th ($2309 vs $1123) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.5 months in Dubai compared to 2 months in Jeddah. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Jeddah ranked 2nd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 306th and 1110th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Jeddah

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	Dubai	Jeddah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.5	$6.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.2	$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.4	$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.1	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$6.12	$4.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.36	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1850	$416
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1170	$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3310	$889
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2171	$640
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$68.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$86	$72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.64%	4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6006	$2216
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3452	$1138
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.64	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.2	$34.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.1	$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.24	$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$7.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.27	$7.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.19	$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.6	$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.98	$6.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$4.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.49	$5.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.95	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.85	$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$75.9	$94.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$88.8	$45.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.53	$7.18
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.6	$49.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.6	$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$779	$365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12682	$6009

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Cities near Dubai

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi	Sharjah	$1503
22 km or 14 mi	Ajman	$2084
41 km or 25 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1768
104 km or 65 mi	Fujairah	$1232
108 km or 67 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1603
126 km or 78 mi	Al Ain	$1050
129 km or 80 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1802
234 km or 146 mi	Bandar Abbas	$728
246 km or 153 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1630
339 km or 211 mi	Seeb	$994
344 km or 214 mi	Nizwa	$786
380 km or 236 mi	Doha	$1810
380 km or 236 mi	Muscat	$1110
385 km or 239 mi	Al Khor	$1719
399 km or 248 mi	Jahrom	$561
440 km or 273 mi	Fasa	$556
449 km or 279 mi	Jiroft	$547
466 km or 290 mi	Sirjan	$520
485 km or 301 mi	Manama	$1267
486 km or 302 mi	Riffa	$1218
487 km or 303 mi	Isa Town	$1226
523 km or 325 mi	Bam	$531
528 km or 328 mi	Dhahran	$870
534 km or 332 mi	Chabahar	$687
537 km or 334 mi	Dammam	$989
554 km or 345 mi	Shiraz	$558
560 km or 348 mi	Qatif	$878
568 km or 353 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$783
568 km or 353 mi	Marvdasht	$546
574 km or 357 mi	Rafsanjan	$515
578 km or 359 mi	Iranshahr	$639
584 km or 363 mi	Kerman	$467
595 km or 370 mi	Jubail	$928
601 km or 373 mi	Borazjan	$541
603 km or 375 mi	Kazerun	$537
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$548
703 km or 437 mi	Yasuj	$489
721 km or 448 mi	Zahedan	$831
743 km or 461 mi	Yazd	$577
773 km or 481 mi	Behbahan	$507

Cities near Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$940
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$1096
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$837
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$853
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$895
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$895
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$915
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$879
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$491
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$828
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$492
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1021
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$934
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1094
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$524
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$324
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$488
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$940
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$944
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$988
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$490
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$988
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$314
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$333
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$278
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1586
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$513
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$294
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$499
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$550
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$491
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$686
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$393
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$821
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$935
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$489
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$350
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$806
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$868
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$491