Gold Coast vs Jeddah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Gold Coast	Jeddah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2300	$1123
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5003	$2695
🏠 One person rent	$1512	$511
🏘️ Family rent	$2405	$868
🍽️ Food expenses	$542	$341
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3406	$2204
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	49	45
😀 Quality of life	88	75
🏙️ Population	608K	4.7M

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 105% more expensive than in Jeddah. Cities ranked 1120th and 4828th ($2300 vs $1123) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 2nd in Australia and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Australia vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Gold Coast compared to 2 months in Jeddah. Gold Coast ranked 7th best city to live in Australia vs Jeddah ranked 2nd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 209th and 1110th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gold Coast vs Jeddah

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	Gold Coast	Jeddah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.9	$6.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$82.4	$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.57	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$3.7	$4.08
🥤 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	$1455	$416
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1324	$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2455	$889
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2119	$640
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$68.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.9	$72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.39%	4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9386	$2216
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4352	$1138
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.05	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.3	$34.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.7	$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.44	$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.42	$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.9	$7.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.73	$7.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.61	$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$27.8	$6.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.09	$4.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.98	$5.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.6	$94.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$54.1	$45.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$7.18
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.8	$49.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1739	$365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7508	$6009

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Cities near Gold Coast

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Southport	$2141
71 km or 44 mi	Brisbane	$2491
73 km or 45 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
77 km or 48 mi	Ipswich	$1877
114 km or 71 mi	Caboolture	$1925
138 km or 86 mi	Caloundra	$1754
152 km or 94 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
155 km or 97 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1733
256 km or 159 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
308 km or 192 mi	Hervey Bay	$1835
323 km or 201 mi	Armidale	$1289
367 km or 228 mi	Bundaberg	$1689
383 km or 238 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
511 km or 318 mi	Gladstone	$1615
567 km or 353 mi	Newcastle	$1833
591 km or 367 mi	Rockhampton	$1514
660 km or 410 mi	Dubbo	$1815
669 km or 416 mi	Dee Why	$2286
675 km or 419 mi	Kellyville	$1997
683 km or 424 mi	Blacktown	$1732
683 km or 425 mi	Sydney	$2801
684 km or 425 mi	Parramatta	$2472
703 km or 437 mi	Bathurst	$1674
715 km or 445 mi	Orange	$1500
752 km or 468 mi	Wollongong	$1532
827 km or 514 mi	Goulburn	$1748
904 km or 562 mi	Canberra	$2393
974 km or 605 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
988 km or 614 mi	Griffith	$1746
1182 km or 734 mi	Townsville	$1303
1196 km or 743 mi	Shepparton	$1717
1271 km or 789 mi	Mildura	$1816
1294 km or 804 mi	Bendigo	$1397
1299 km or 807 mi	Traralgon	$1829
1337 km or 830 mi	Sunbury	$1822
1338 km or 831 mi	Pakenham	$1805
1342 km or 834 mi	Berwick	$1800
1344 km or 835 mi	Melbourne	$2397
1344 km or 835 mi	South Yarra	$1758
1344 km or 835 mi	Dandenong	$1876

Cities near Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$940
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$1096
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$837
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$853
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$895
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$895
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$915
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$879
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$491
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$828
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$492
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1021
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$934
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1094
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$524
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$324
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$488
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$940
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$944
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$988
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$490
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$988
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$314
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$333
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$278
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1586
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$513
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$294
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$499
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$550
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$491
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$686
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$393
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$821
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$935
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$489
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$350
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$806
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$868
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$491