Gold Coast vs Jeddah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Gold Coast	Jeddah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2530	$1210
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5679	$2901
🏠 One person rent	$1644	$583
🏘️ Family rent	$2706	$965
🍽️ Food expenses	$638	$315
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4225	$1673
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	49	45
😀 Quality of life	93	76
🏙️ Population	608K	4.7M

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 109% more expensive than in Jeddah. Cities ranked 852nd and 4730th ($2530 vs $1210) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 1.7 months in Gold Coast compared to 1.4 months in Jeddah. Gold Coast ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Jeddah ranked 2nd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 68th and 1324th 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	$20.2	$5.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$106	$44.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$7.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.74	$2.13
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2097	$599
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1297	$415
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2832	$1068
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2351	$732
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$133	$62.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$96.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.2	$68.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.77%	5.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8667	$1601
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5294	$1010
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.7	$52.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15	$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.69	$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.84	$6.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.53	$7.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$1.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$2.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$4.18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.93	$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.9	$6.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.29	$4.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$4.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.17	$3.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.5	$91.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.9	$56
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans	$77.8	$65.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2112	$523
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9318	$8743

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Cities near Gold Coast

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Southport	$2341
71 km or 44 mi	Brisbane	$2323
73 km or 45 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
77 km or 48 mi	Ipswich	$1825
114 km or 71 mi	Caboolture	$1992
138 km or 86 mi	Caloundra	$1863
152 km or 94 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
155 km or 97 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1838
256 km or 159 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
308 km or 192 mi	Hervey Bay	$1883
323 km or 201 mi	Armidale	$1273
367 km or 228 mi	Bundaberg	$1720
383 km or 238 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
511 km or 318 mi	Gladstone	$1643
567 km or 353 mi	Newcastle	$1995
591 km or 367 mi	Rockhampton	$1642
660 km or 410 mi	Dubbo	$1855
669 km or 416 mi	Dee Why	$2354
675 km or 419 mi	Kellyville	$2040
683 km or 424 mi	Blacktown	$1709
683 km or 425 mi	Sydney	$2844
684 km or 425 mi	Parramatta	$2481
703 km or 437 mi	Bathurst	$1701
715 km or 445 mi	Orange	$1460
752 km or 468 mi	Wollongong	$1695
827 km or 514 mi	Goulburn	$1795
904 km or 562 mi	Canberra	$2258
974 km or 605 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
988 km or 614 mi	Griffith	$1825
1182 km or 734 mi	Townsville	$2015
1196 km or 743 mi	Shepparton	$1816
1271 km or 789 mi	Mildura	$1905
1294 km or 804 mi	Bendigo	$1493
1299 km or 807 mi	Traralgon	$2000
1337 km or 830 mi	Sunbury	$1933
1338 km or 831 mi	Pakenham	$1936
1342 km or 834 mi	Berwick	$1915
1344 km or 835 mi	Melbourne	$2543
1344 km or 835 mi	South Yarra	$1834
1344 km or 835 mi	Dandenong	$1913

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