Gold Coast vs Jeddah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Gold Coast	Jeddah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2528	$1209
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5661	$2848
🏠 One person rent	$1635	$584
🏘️ Family rent	$2683	$940
🍽️ Food expenses	$646	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3481	$2099
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	49	45
😀 Quality of life	92	78
🏙️ Population	608K	4.7M

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 109% more expensive than in Jeddah. Cities ranked 839th and 4757th ($2528 vs $1209) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1.4 months in Gold Coast compared to 1.7 months in Jeddah. Gold Coast ranked 6th best city to live in Australia vs Jeddah ranked 2nd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 124th and 990th 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	$19.7	$6.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$108	$46.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$7.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.08	$2.11
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$3.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.05	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1886	$556
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1330	$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2881	$1019
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2303	$713
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$98.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.9	$67.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.76%	4.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7538	$1688
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4593	$1003
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.84	$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.5	$45.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.89	$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$2.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.06	$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.71	$6.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.77	$7.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$4.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.29	$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.1	$6.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.19	$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.13	$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.4	$86.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.9	$56.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.4	$58.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2105	$453
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8134	$7655

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Cities near Gold Coast

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Southport	$2352
71 km or 44 mi	Brisbane	$2269
73 km or 45 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
77 km or 48 mi	Ipswich	$1813
114 km or 71 mi	Caboolture	$1988
138 km or 86 mi	Caloundra	$1864
152 km or 94 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
155 km or 97 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1835
256 km or 159 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
308 km or 192 mi	Hervey Bay	$1864
323 km or 201 mi	Armidale	$1288
367 km or 228 mi	Bundaberg	$1727
383 km or 238 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
511 km or 318 mi	Gladstone	$1640
567 km or 353 mi	Newcastle	$1997
591 km or 367 mi	Rockhampton	$1635
660 km or 410 mi	Dubbo	$1867
669 km or 416 mi	Dee Why	$2379
675 km or 419 mi	Kellyville	$2050
683 km or 424 mi	Blacktown	$1710
683 km or 425 mi	Sydney	$2844
684 km or 425 mi	Parramatta	$2482
703 km or 437 mi	Bathurst	$1699
715 km or 445 mi	Orange	$1477
752 km or 468 mi	Wollongong	$1695
827 km or 514 mi	Goulburn	$1821
904 km or 562 mi	Canberra	$2223
974 km or 605 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
988 km or 614 mi	Griffith	$1824
1182 km or 734 mi	Townsville	$1839
1196 km or 743 mi	Shepparton	$1815
1271 km or 789 mi	Mildura	$1904
1294 km or 804 mi	Bendigo	$1487
1299 km or 807 mi	Traralgon	$1979
1337 km or 830 mi	Sunbury	$1928
1338 km or 831 mi	Pakenham	$1896
1342 km or 834 mi	Berwick	$1860
1344 km or 835 mi	Melbourne	$2496
1344 km or 835 mi	South Yarra	$1829
1344 km or 835 mi	Dandenong	$1894

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