Edinburgh vs Jeddah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Edinburgh	Jeddah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2140	$1146
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5387	$2809
🏠 One person rent	$1269	$512
🏘️ Family rent	$2336	$899
🍽️ Food expenses	$530	$330
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3522	$2297
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	88	45
😀 Quality of life	94	76
🏙️ Population	488K	4.7M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 87% more expensive than in Jeddah. Cities ranked 1491st and 4650th ($2140 vs $1146) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th and 3rd in the United Kingdom and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Edinburgh compared to 2 months in Jeddah. Edinburgh ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Jeddah ranked 2nd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 34th and 860th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edinburgh vs Jeddah

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	Edinburgh	Jeddah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$6.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.9	$40.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.21	$7.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.09	$2.15
☕ Cappuccino	$4.64	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.55	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1331	$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$970	$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2573	$976
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1865	$666
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$188	$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$291	$99.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.4	$71.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.75%	4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6219	$2107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4199	$1025
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.54	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83	$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.8	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.69	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$7.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.87	$7.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.07	$2.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$5.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.9	$6.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.9	$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.45	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.07	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.53	$3.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.2	$90.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$106	$56.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.5	$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$111	$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1772	$410
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21911	$6204

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1610
21 km or 13 mi	Livingston	$1608
21 km or 13 mi	Dunfermline	$1692
42 km or 26 mi	Alloa	$1649
49 km or 30 mi	Cumbernauld	$1475
49 km or 31 mi	Stirling	$1604
52 km or 32 mi	Perth	$1500
56 km or 35 mi	Hamilton	$1699
59 km or 37 mi	Dundee	$1482
65 km or 40 mi	East Kilbride	$1763
66 km or 41 mi	Glasgow	$2011
78 km or 48 mi	Paisley	$1765
89 km or 56 mi	Kilmarnock	$1480
98 km or 61 mi	Greenock	$1601
99 km or 61 mi	Irvine	$1551
102 km or 63 mi	Dumfries	$1246
105 km or 65 mi	Ayr	$1404
120 km or 74 mi	Carlisle	$1567
147 km or 91 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1726
149 km or 93 mi	Aberdeen	$1614
150 km or 93 mi	Gateshead	$1705
153 km or 95 mi	Tynemouth	$1638
153 km or 95 mi	Jarrow	$1651
154 km or 96 mi	South Shields	$1628
158 km or 98 mi	Washington	$1637
158 km or 98 mi	Whitehaven	$1732
164 km or 102 mi	Sunderland	$1510
166 km or 103 mi	Durham	$1707
173 km or 107 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1592
182 km or 113 mi	Inverness	$1722
189 km or 117 mi	Hartlepool	$1328
189 km or 117 mi	Elgin	$1393
190 km or 118 mi	Darlington	$1288
194 km or 121 mi	Stockton-on-Tees	$1377
197 km or 123 mi	Middlesbrough	$1500
211 km or 131 mi	Morecambe	$1714
212 km or 132 mi	Bangor	$1382
213 km or 132 mi	Lancaster	$1629
216 km or 134 mi	Douglas	$1968
224 km or 139 mi	Newtownabbey	$1692

Cities near Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$979
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$829
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$1215
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$905
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$902
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$910
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$961
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$488
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$861
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$486
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$937
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1131
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$520
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$329
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$482
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$969
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$846
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$1006
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$487
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$1078
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$335
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$362
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$342
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1637
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$336
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$546
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$481
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$662
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$381
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$482
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$360
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$781
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$877
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$486