Jeddah vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Jeddah | Johannesburg | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Jeddah is 15% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 4650th and 5539th ($1146 vs $993) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th 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 2 months in Jeddah compared to 1.4 months in Johannesburg. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Johannesburg ranked 2nd in South Africa, while ranked 860th and 5667th 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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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|---|---|---|
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| 307 km or 191 mi | Yanbu | |
| 328 km or 204 mi | Medina | |
| 395 km or 246 mi | Bisha | |
| 410 km or 255 mi | Bareq | |
| 508 km or 315 mi | Abha | |
| 597 km or 371 mi | Al Wajh | |
| 645 km or 401 mi |  Keren | |
| 652 km or 405 mi | Ar Rass | |
| 661 km or 411 mi | Massawa | |
| 675 km or 420 mi | As Sulayyil | |
| 688 km or 427 mi | Najran | |
| 690 km or 429 mi | Atbara | |
| 691 km or 429 mi | Asmara | |
| 702 km or 436 mi |  Aswan | |
| 703 km or 437 mi |  Sa'dah | |
| 704 km or 437 mi | Unaizah | |
| 711 km or 442 mi | Ha'il | |
| 738 km or 458 mi | Kassala | |
| 741 km or 461 mi | Mendefera | |
| 806 km or 501 mi | Tabuk | |
| 810 km or 503 mi | Luxor | |
| 834 km or 518 mi | Qena | |
| 836 km or 519 mi | Hurghada | |
| 845 km or 525 mi | Riyadh | |
| 849 km or 528 mi | Al Hudaydah | |
| 855 km or 531 mi | El Gouna | |
| 863 km or 536 mi | Sharm El Sheikh | |
| 869 km or 540 mi | Sanaa | |
| 893 km or 555 mi | Sayyan | |
| 897 km or 557 mi |  Mekelle | |
| 904 km or 562 mi | Dahab | |
| 922 km or 573 mi | Dumat al-Jandal | |
| 926 km or 576 mi | El-Gadarif | |
| 927 km or 576 mi | Zabid | |
| 942 km or 585 mi | Sohag | |
| 943 km or 586 mi | Sakakah | |
| 952 km or 592 mi | Khartoum North | |
| 954 km or 593 mi | Dhamar |
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 11 km or 6.8 mi |  Sandton | |
| 13 km or 8 mi | Randburg | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Soweto | |
| 28 km or 17 mi | Benoni | |
| 40 km or 25 mi | Springs | |
| 41 km or 25 mi | Centurion | |
| 53 km or 33 mi | Pretoria | |
| 53 km or 33 mi | Vereeniging | |
| 59 km or 36 mi | Vanderbijlpark | |
| 71 km or 44 mi | Brits | |
| 101 km or 62 mi | Rustenburg | |
| 109 km or 68 mi | Potchefstroom | |
| 143 km or 89 mi | Bethal | |
| 152 km or 94 mi | Middelburg | |
| 155 km or 97 mi | Klerksdorp | |
| 179 km or 111 mi | Kroonstad | |
| 237 km or 147 mi | Welkom | |
| 244 km or 152 mi | Mmabatho | |
| 262 km or 163 mi |  Lobatse | |
| 275 km or 171 mi | Gaborone | |
| 287 km or 179 mi |  Butha-Buthe | |
| 302 km or 188 mi | Kanye | |
| 311 km or 193 mi |  Mbabane | |
| 323 km or 201 mi | Vryheid | |
| 325 km or 202 mi | Molepolole | |
| 329 km or 204 mi | Teyateyaneng | |
| 333 km or 207 mi | Manzini | |
| 350 km or 217 mi | Maseru | |
| 366 km or 228 mi | Mahalapye | |
| 369 km or 229 mi | Bloemfontein | |
| 409 km or 254 mi | Mafeteng | |
| 417 km or 259 mi | Palapye | |
| 429 km or 267 mi | Kimberley | |
| 442 km or 275 mi | Pietermaritzburg | |
| 443 km or 275 mi |  Matola | |
| 446 km or 277 mi | Serowe | |
| 454 km or 282 mi | Maputo | |
| 501 km or 311 mi | Durban | |
| 562 km or 349 mi | Francistown | |
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