Jeddah vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jeddah	Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1155	$2447
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2694	$5689
🏠 One person rent	$541	$1439
🏘️ Family rent	$841	$2480
🍽️ Food expenses	$325	$674
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2303	$3017
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	45	78
😀 Quality of life	79	87
🏙️ Population	4.7M	936K

The cost of living in Jeddah is 53% less expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 4809th and 950th ($1155 vs $2447) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 3rd in Saudi Arabia and Israel, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Israel comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Jeddah compared to 1.2 months in Jerusalem. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Jerusalem ranked 4th in Israel, while ranked 894th and 351st 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	$6.64	$24.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40	$81.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.98	$18.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.14	$9.82
☕ Cappuccino	$3.64	$4.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.73	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$484	$1526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$393	$1189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$881	$2738
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$627	$2087
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.5	$153
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.3	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.57%	5.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2007	$14293
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1025	$9538
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.32	$1.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39	$72.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.61	$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.94	$2.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.56	$4.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.64	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$21.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.52	$3.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.34	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$3.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.72	$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.57	$9.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.5	$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.87	$2.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.15	$3.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$85.1	$91.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56	$99.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.95	$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.4	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.8	$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$393	$954
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6703	$23696

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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

Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$987
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1072
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1747
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2100
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$837
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1998
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$1021
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1732
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2347
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1947
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2153
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$2142
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$2130
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2150
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2233
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2027
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$2124
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2135
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2032
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$2064
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$915
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2286
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2303
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1937
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2440
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$807
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$2040
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2191
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2492
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$2214
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1993
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1974
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2937
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$2290
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$2153
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$548
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$2108
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1855
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1879
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1850