Dubai vs Jeddah - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Dubai | Jeddah | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Dubai is 103% more expensive than in Jeddah. Cities ranked 1218th and 4731st ($2229 vs $1100) 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 1.8 months in Dubai compared to 1.8 months in Jeddah. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Jeddah ranked 2nd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 189th and 1616th 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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 13 km or 8 mi |  Sharjah | |
| 22 km or 14 mi | Ajman | |
| 41 km or 25 mi | Umm al-Quwain | |
| 104 km or 65 mi | Fujairah | |
| 108 km or 67 mi | Ras al-Khaimah | |
| 126 km or 78 mi | Al Ain | |
| 129 km or 80 mi | Abu Dhabi | |
| 234 km or 146 mi |  Bandar Abbas | |
| 246 km or 153 mi | Madinat Zayed | |
| 339 km or 211 mi |  Seeb | |
| 344 km or 214 mi | Nizwa | |
| 380 km or 236 mi |  Doha | |
| 380 km or 236 mi | Muscat | |
| 385 km or 239 mi | Al Khor | |
| 399 km or 248 mi | Jahrom | |
| 440 km or 273 mi | Fasa | |
| 449 km or 279 mi | Jiroft | |
| 466 km or 290 mi | Sirjan | |
| 485 km or 301 mi |  Manama | |
| 486 km or 302 mi | Riffa | |
| 487 km or 303 mi | Isa Town | |
| 523 km or 325 mi | Bam | |
| 528 km or 328 mi |  Dhahran | |
| 534 km or 332 mi | Chabahar | |
| 537 km or 334 mi | Dammam | |
| 554 km or 345 mi | Shiraz | |
| 560 km or 348 mi | Qatif | |
| 568 km or 353 mi | Al-Mubarraz | |
| 568 km or 353 mi | Marvdasht | |
| 574 km or 357 mi | Rafsanjan | |
| 578 km or 359 mi | Iranshahr | |
| 584 km or 363 mi | Kerman | |
| 595 km or 370 mi | Jubail | |
| 601 km or 373 mi | Borazjan | |
| 603 km or 375 mi | Kazerun | |
| 604 km or 375 mi | Bushehr | |
| 703 km or 437 mi | Yasuj | |
| 721 km or 448 mi | Zahedan | |
| 743 km or 461 mi | Yazd | |
| 773 km or 481 mi | Behbahan |
Cities near Jeddah
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 69 km or 43 mi | Mecca | |
| 296 km or 184 mi |  Port Sudan | |
| 307 km or 191 mi | Yanbu | |
| 328 km or 204 mi | Medina | |
| 395 km or 246 mi | Bisha | |
| 410 km or 255 mi | Bareq | |
| 508 km or 315 mi | Abha | |
| 597 km or 371 mi | Al Wajh | |
| 645 km or 401 mi |  Keren | |
| 652 km or 405 mi | Ar Rass | |
| 661 km or 411 mi | Massawa | |
| 675 km or 420 mi | As Sulayyil | |
| 688 km or 427 mi | Najran | |
| 690 km or 429 mi | Atbara | |
| 691 km or 429 mi | Asmara | |
| 702 km or 436 mi |  Aswan | |
| 703 km or 437 mi |  Sa'dah | |
| 704 km or 437 mi | Unaizah | |
| 711 km or 442 mi | Ha'il | |
| 738 km or 458 mi | Kassala | |
| 741 km or 461 mi | Mendefera | |
| 806 km or 501 mi | Tabuk | |
| 810 km or 503 mi | Luxor | |
| 834 km or 518 mi | Qena | |
| 836 km or 519 mi | Hurghada | |
| 845 km or 525 mi | Riyadh | |
| 849 km or 528 mi | Al Hudaydah | |
| 855 km or 531 mi | El Gouna | |
| 863 km or 536 mi | Sharm El Sheikh | |
| 869 km or 540 mi | Sanaa | |
| 893 km or 555 mi | Sayyan | |
| 897 km or 557 mi |  Mekelle | |
| 904 km or 562 mi | Dahab | |
| 922 km or 573 mi | Dumat al-Jandal | |
| 926 km or 576 mi | El-Gadarif | |
| 927 km or 576 mi | Zabid | |
| 942 km or 585 mi | Sohag | |
| 943 km or 586 mi | Sakakah | |
| 952 km or 592 mi | Khartoum North | |
| 954 km or 593 mi | Dhamar |