George Town vs Jeddah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	George Town	Jeddah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3795	$1210
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8459	$2901
🏠 One person rent	$2638	$583
🏘️ Family rent	$4600	$965
🍽️ Food expenses	$890	$315
🚐 Transport expenses	$75.8	$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$7880	$1673
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	25	45
😀 Quality of life	80	76
🏙️ Population	47K	4.7M

The cost of living in George Town is 214% more expensive than in Jeddah. Cities ranked 15th and 4730th ($3795 vs $1210) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in the Cayman Islands and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check the Cayman Islands vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in George Town compared to 1.4 months in Jeddah. George Town ranked 1st best city to live in the Cayman Islands vs Jeddah ranked 2nd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 717th and 1324th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in George Town vs Jeddah

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	George Town	Jeddah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$30	$5.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$110	$44.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.8	$7.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.21	$2.13
☕ Cappuccino	$6.92	$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.42	$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2779	$599
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2290	$415
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5123	$1068
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4062	$732
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$62.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$212	$96.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$114	$68.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.19%	5.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8738	$1601
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3024	$1010
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.42	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.2	$52.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.7	$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.79	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.84	$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.18	$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.74	$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$6.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$7.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$1.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.89	$2.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$25.2	$4.18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.16	$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.5	$6.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10	$4.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.67	$4.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.08	$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$3.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$91.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.5	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$56
💇 Haircut, simple	$25	$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.1	$65.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$138	$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1829	$523
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26968	$8743

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Cities near George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$886
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1232
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1201
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1092
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1158
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1090
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1160
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1322
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1213
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1522
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1165
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1168
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1196
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1163
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1212
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1319
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1619
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$1024
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$1073
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$964
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2774
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$1102
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$1152
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2128
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$874
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1575
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1314
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1482
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$1163
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1285
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1352
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1274
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1650
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$2957
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$1132
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$1149
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1260
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1177
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1294
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1673

Cities near Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$1031
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$976
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$791
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$1164
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$890
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$873
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$871
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$919
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$483
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$834
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$484
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$993
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$864
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1124
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$513
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$350
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$475
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$938
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$738
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$947
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$481
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$1036
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$379
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$439
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$334
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1628
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$499
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$338
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$555
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$532
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$476
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$748
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$429
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$771
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$872
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$476
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$375
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$753
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$803
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$478