Dusseldorf vs Jeddah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dusseldorf	Jeddah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1944	$1209
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4713	$2848
🏠 One person rent	$1066	$584
🏘️ Family rent	$1869	$940
🍽️ Food expenses	$549	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$178	$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4092	$2099
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	92	45
😀 Quality of life	95	78
🏙️ Population	631K	4.7M

The cost of living in Dusseldorf is 61% more expensive than in Jeddah. Cities ranked 2220th and 4757th ($1944 vs $1209) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 2nd 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 Dusseldorf compared to 1.7 months in Jeddah. Dusseldorf ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Jeddah ranked 2nd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 28th and 990th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dusseldorf vs Jeddah

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	Dusseldorf	Jeddah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.8	$6.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.3	$46.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.2	$7.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.45	$2.11
☕ Cappuccino	$4.51	$3.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.48	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1119	$556
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$828	$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2031	$1019
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1511	$713
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$98.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44	$67.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.97%	4.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8456	$1688
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5329	$1003
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.02	$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67	$45.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.7	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.08	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.2	$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$6.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$7.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.4	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.57	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.77	$4.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.5	$6.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.75	$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.34	$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.63	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.69	$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.3	$86.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.9	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.6	$56.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.9	$58.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$907	$453
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21698	$7655

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Cities near Dusseldorf

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Neuss	$1668
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Ratingen	$1639
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Erkrath	$1661
10 km or 6.3 mi	Kaarst	$1660
13 km or 8.3 mi	Hilden	$1673
14 km or 8.5 mi	Mettmann	$1620
16 km or 9.8 mi	Dormagen	$1722
16 km or 9.9 mi	Willich	$1618
17 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1739
17 km or 11 mi	Haan	$1640
17 km or 11 mi	Heiligenhaus	$1588
18 km or 11 mi	Langenfeld	$1724
18 km or 11 mi	Krefeld	$1603
19 km or 12 mi	Korschenbroich	$1644
19 km or 12 mi	Wulfrath	$1588
20 km or 13 mi	Grevenbroich	$1665
21 km or 13 mi	Leichlingen	$1701
22 km or 14 mi	Tonisvorst	$1600
22 km or 14 mi	Velbert	$1579
22 km or 14 mi	Duisburg	$1467
23 km or 14 mi	Solingen	$1663
23 km or 14 mi	Mulheim	$1592
24 km or 15 mi	Monchengladbach	$1669
26 km or 16 mi	Pulheim	$1743
26 km or 16 mi	Leverkusen	$2007
27 km or 17 mi	Viersen	$1626
27 km or 17 mi	Oberhausen	$1642
27 km or 17 mi	Moers	$1571
28 km or 17 mi	Neukirchen-Vluyn	$1584
28 km or 17 mi	Wuppertal	$1486
29 km or 18 mi	Kempen	$1601
29 km or 18 mi	Remscheid	$1609
30 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1671
30 km or 18 mi	Essen	$1561
31 km or 19 mi	Bergheim	$1686
32 km or 20 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1629
34 km or 21 mi	Bottrop	$1481
34 km or 21 mi	Kamp-Lintfort	$1580
34 km or 21 mi	Hattingen	$1573
35 km or 22 mi	Cologne	$1990

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