Gold Coast vs Jeddah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Gold Coast	Jeddah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2297	$1155
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5159	$2694
🏠 One person rent	$1480	$541
🏘️ Family rent	$2387	$841
🍽️ Food expenses	$592	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3044	$2303
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	49	45
😀 Quality of life	89	79
🏙️ Population	608K	4.7M

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 99% more expensive than in Jeddah. Cities ranked 1270th and 4809th ($2297 vs $1155) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 4th in Australia and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Australia vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 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 255th and 894th 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	$18	$6.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$97.5	$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.69	$7.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.47	$2.14
☕ Cappuccino	$3.52	$3.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.77	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1640	$484
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1199	$393
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2559	$881
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2014	$627
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$62.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$96.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$67
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.69%	4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8866	$2007
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4115	$1025
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.6	$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$51.8	$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.56	$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.71	$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.6	$6.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.79	$7.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$1.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.04	$2.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$5.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.32	$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.2	$6.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.88	$4.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.73	$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.38	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2	$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.7	$85.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.4	$56
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.6	$53.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.3	$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2150	$393
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7100	$6703

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Cities near Gold Coast

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Southport	$2140
71 km or 44 mi	Brisbane	$2065
73 km or 45 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
77 km or 48 mi	Ipswich	$1662
114 km or 71 mi	Caboolture	$1798
138 km or 86 mi	Caloundra	$1710
152 km or 94 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
155 km or 97 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1697
256 km or 159 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
308 km or 192 mi	Hervey Bay	$1712
323 km or 201 mi	Armidale	$1184
367 km or 228 mi	Bundaberg	$1595
383 km or 238 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
511 km or 318 mi	Gladstone	$1503
567 km or 353 mi	Newcastle	$1839
591 km or 367 mi	Rockhampton	$1482
660 km or 410 mi	Dubbo	$1747
669 km or 416 mi	Dee Why	$2181
675 km or 419 mi	Kellyville	$1888
683 km or 424 mi	Blacktown	$1599
683 km or 425 mi	Sydney	$2640
684 km or 425 mi	Parramatta	$2292
703 km or 437 mi	Bathurst	$1568
715 km or 445 mi	Orange	$1364
752 km or 468 mi	Wollongong	$1580
827 km or 514 mi	Goulburn	$1678
904 km or 562 mi	Canberra	$2019
974 km or 605 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
988 km or 614 mi	Griffith	$1667
1182 km or 734 mi	Townsville	$1683
1196 km or 743 mi	Shepparton	$1662
1271 km or 789 mi	Mildura	$1771
1294 km or 804 mi	Bendigo	$1362
1299 km or 807 mi	Traralgon	$1813
1337 km or 830 mi	Sunbury	$1768
1338 km or 831 mi	Pakenham	$1725
1342 km or 834 mi	Berwick	$1706
1344 km or 835 mi	Melbourne	$2308
1344 km or 835 mi	South Yarra	$1681
1344 km or 835 mi	Dandenong	$1736

Cities near Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$1162
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$964
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$791
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$1182
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$918
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$903
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$911
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$940
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$500
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$862
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$499
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1008
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$860
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1116
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$533
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$348
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$498
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$967
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$825
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$971
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$498
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$1069
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$365
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$428
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$346
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1627
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$522
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$354
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$589
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$560
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$498
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$826
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$517
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$791
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$925
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$499
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$398
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$769
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$879
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$500