Jeddah vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Jeddah	Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1100	$1948
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2691	$4581
🏠 One person rent	$495	$1113
🏘️ Family rent	$877	$1998
🍽️ Food expenses	$337	$533
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$140
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1997	$2599
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	45	77
😀 Quality of life	73	85
🏙️ Population	4.7M	936K

The cost of living in Jeddah is 44% less expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 4731st and 1907th ($1100 vs $1948) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 10th in Saudi Arabia and Israel, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Israel comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Jeddah compared to 1.3 months in Jerusalem. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Jerusalem ranked 3rd in Israel, while ranked 1616th and 276th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeddah vs Jerusalem

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	Jeddah	Jerusalem
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.55	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.5	$73.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.87	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$7.88
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.73	$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$472	$1338
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$335	$906
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$935	$2415
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$657	$1678
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.2	$98.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.6	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73.6	$22.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.77%	6.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1859	$13221
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1264	$9303
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.32	$1.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.9	$63.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.3	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.64	$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$2.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.76	$3.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.58	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.5	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.64	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.7	$9.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.07	$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.02	$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.39	$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.13	$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$87.2	$76.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.9	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.3	$99.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.19	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.9	$80.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$331	$783
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6667	$10218

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Cities near Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$1032
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$1361
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$844
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$892
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$938
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$920
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$923
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$879
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$466
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$860
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$467
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1085
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$1047
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1095
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$498
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$280
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$467
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$1013
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$996
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$1061
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$466
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$1000
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$404
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$443
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$434
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1642
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$489
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$440
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$603
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$523
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$467
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$800
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$625
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$857
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$959
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$466
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$449
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$854
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$899
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$470

Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$964
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1011
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1366
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1840
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$737
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1752
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$802
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1583
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2068
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1701
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1885
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1900
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1912
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1896
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2010
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1779
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1871
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1914
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1825
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1826
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$849
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2050
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2113
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1776
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2212
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$760
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1871
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2010
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2259
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1920
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1848
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1718
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2149
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1939
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1873
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$679
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1850
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1678
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1687
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1499