Jeddah vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1100
$908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2691
$2207
🏠 One person rent
$495
$403
🏘️ Family rent
$877
$738
🍽️ Food expenses
$337
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$143
$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1997
$1428
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
45
72
😀 Quality of life
73
61
🏙️ Population
4.7M
4.43M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 21% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 4731st and 5921st ($1100 vs $908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Saudi Arabia and South Africa, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Jeddah compared to 1.6 months in Johannesburg. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 1616th and 5184th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeddah vs Johannesburg

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Jeddah Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.55
$7.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$35.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.87
$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$2.09
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$350
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$277
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$935
$667
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$657
$564
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.2
$71.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.6
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.6
$39.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.77%
11.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1859
$840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1264
$689
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.32
$1.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.9
$66
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.3
$9.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.76
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$7.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.64
$5.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.7
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.07
$3.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.39
$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.13
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$87.2
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$6.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.3
$27.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.19
$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.9
$45
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$331
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6667
$4829

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$1032
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$889
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$776
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$875
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$741
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$631
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$755
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$783
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$637
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$751
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$845
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$625
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$746
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$866
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$621
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$701
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$682
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$719
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$631
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$656
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$633
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$558
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$739
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$603
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$447
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$535
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$605
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$601
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$511
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$511
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$753
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$978
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$554
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$1084
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$780
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$550
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$952