Glasgow vs Jeddah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Glasgow	Jeddah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2121	$1209
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5025	$2848
🏠 One person rent	$1212	$584
🏘️ Family rent	$2121	$940
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$174	$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3514	$2099
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	93	45
😀 Quality of life	94	78
🏙️ Population	626K	4.7M

The cost of living in Glasgow is 75% more expensive than in Jeddah. Cities ranked 1712th and 4757th ($2121 vs $1209) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 93rd and 2nd 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 1.7 months in Glasgow compared to 1.7 months in Jeddah. Glasgow ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Jeddah ranked 2nd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 42nd and 990th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Glasgow vs Jeddah

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	Glasgow	Jeddah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23	$6.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.9	$46.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$7.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.57	$2.11
☕ Cappuccino	$4.91	$3.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.99	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1242	$556
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$896	$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2242	$1019
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1636	$713
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$322	$98.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.2	$67.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.74%	4.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4206	$1688
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3169	$1003
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.14	$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.1	$45.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.2	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.94	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.62	$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.8	$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$6.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$7.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.03	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$4.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.11	$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.6	$6.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.08	$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.66	$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.06	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.52	$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47	$86.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.4	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$87	$56.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$129	$58.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$963	$453
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20961	$7655

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Cities near Glasgow

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	East Kilbride	$1902
11 km or 7.1 mi	Paisley	$1906
16 km or 10 mi	Hamilton	$1854
19 km or 12 mi	Cumbernauld	$1652
32 km or 20 mi	Kilmarnock	$1568
34 km or 21 mi	Greenock	$1645
35 km or 21 mi	Stirling	$1852
37 km or 23 mi	Irvine	$1707
40 km or 25 mi	Alloa	$1862
46 km or 29 mi	Livingston	$1784
50 km or 31 mi	Ayr	$1588
54 km or 34 mi	Dunfermline	$1782
66 km or 41 mi	Edinburgh	$2331
73 km or 45 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1821
78 km or 49 mi	Perth	$1656
97 km or 60 mi	Dumfries	$1490
104 km or 65 mi	Dundee	$1585
136 km or 85 mi	Carlisle	$1655
152 km or 94 mi	Whitehaven	$1771
161 km or 100 mi	Bangor	$1496
170 km or 106 mi	Newtownabbey	$1892
176 km or 110 mi	Belfast	$1954
181 km or 112 mi	Inverness	$2053
187 km or 116 mi	Lisburn	$1945
191 km or 119 mi	Douglas	$2265
193 km or 120 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$2012
195 km or 121 mi	Aberdeen	$1848
196 km or 121 mi	Gateshead	$1975
200 km or 124 mi	Jarrow	$1827
201 km or 125 mi	Tynemouth	$1803
202 km or 126 mi	South Shields	$1784
203 km or 126 mi	Washington	$1784
207 km or 128 mi	Elgin	$1540
208 km or 129 mi	Durham	$1964
210 km or 131 mi	Sunderland	$1573
211 km or 131 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1755
218 km or 135 mi	Derry	$1620
219 km or 136 mi	Morecambe	$1873
222 km or 138 mi	Lancaster	$1819
227 km or 141 mi	Darlington	$1430

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