Dubai vs Jeddah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Dubai Jeddah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2420
$1209
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5315
$2848
🏠 One person rent
$1634
$584
🏘️ Family rent
$2835
$940
🍽️ Food expenses
$459
$327
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4093
$2099
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
66
45
😀 Quality of life
90
78
🏙️ Population
3.94M
4.7M

The cost of living in Dubai is 100% more expensive than in Jeddah. Cities ranked 1039th and 4757th ($2420 vs $1209) 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 1.7 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 2nd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 203rd and 990th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this infographic!

Prices in Dubai vs Jeddah

Prices for goods and services in Dubai and Jeddah are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Dubai Jeddah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.2
$6.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.2
$46.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.33
$7.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13.5
$2.11
☕ Cappuccino
$6.31
$3.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.3
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1988
$556
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1244
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3617
$1019
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2237
$713
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$227
$98.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$94
$67.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.46%
4.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7290
$1688
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$1003
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83
$45.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.52
$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.89
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.73
$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$6.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$7.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18
$4.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.2
$6.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.2
$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.5
$86.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.5
$56.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.2
$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.2
$58.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$829
$453
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16876
$7655

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Dubai

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1473
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2183
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1214
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1457
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1080
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$796
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2014
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1135
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1923
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$545
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$541
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$575
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$545
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1309
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1109
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1192
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$563
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$931
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$575
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1037
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$565
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$823
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$547
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$613
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$627
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$761
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$489
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$487
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$813
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$565
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$492

Cities near Jeddah

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