Jeddah vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jeddah	Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1146	$442
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2809	$1064
🏠 One person rent	$512	$188
🏘️ Family rent	$899	$342
🍽️ Food expenses	$330	$147
🚐 Transport expenses	$176	$64.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2297	$179
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	45	63
😀 Quality of life	76	50
🏙️ Population	4.7M	14.9M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 159% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 4650th and 8872nd ($1146 vs $442) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd in Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Jeddah compared to 0.4 months in Karachi. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 860th and 6253rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeddah vs Karachi

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	Jeddah	Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.67	$1.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.1	$12
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.93	$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$2.17
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$97.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$976	$316
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$666	$197
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$71.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.2	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.3	$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.57%	19.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2107	$545
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1025	$359
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.7	$8.21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$5.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.78	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.62	$5.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$3.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$4.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$0.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$0.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$0.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.35	$3.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.7	$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.52	$1.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.65	$2.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.79	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$90.8	$16.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.4	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.04	$1.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.6	$16.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.8	$57.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$410	$50.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6204	$1405

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Cities near Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$979
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$829
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$1215
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$905
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$902
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$910
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$961
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$488
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$861
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$486
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$937
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1131
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$520
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$329
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$482
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$969
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$846
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$1006
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$487
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$1078
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$335
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$362
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$342
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1637
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$336
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$546
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$481
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$662
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$381
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$482
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$360
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$781
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$877
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$486

Cities near Karachi

Distance	City	Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi	Hyderabad	$334
208 km or 129 mi	Nawabshah	$325
213 km or 132 mi	Mirpur Khas	$394
324 km or 201 mi	Larkana	$338
324 km or 201 mi	Bhuj	$288
366 km or 227 mi	Sukkur	$339
406 km or 252 mi	Jacobabad	$325
445 km or 277 mi	Porbandar	$333
480 km or 298 mi	Rajkot	$311
564 km or 351 mi	Mehsana	$389
593 km or 368 mi	Quetta	$266
601 km or 374 mi	Ahmedabad	$452
604 km or 375 mi	Gandhinagar	$415
626 km or 389 mi	Bhavnagar	$298
629 km or 391 mi	Jodhpur	$366
643 km or 399 mi	Pali	$324
643 km or 399 mi	Nadiad	$382
645 km or 401 mi	Chabahar	$585
675 km or 419 mi	Udaipur	$310
679 km or 422 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
683 km or 425 mi	Bahawalpur	$342
683 km or 425 mi	Iranshahr	$605
692 km or 430 mi	Vadodara	$376
711 km or 442 mi	Godhra	$371
719 km or 447 mi	Bikaner	$297
723 km or 449 mi	Surat	$771
736 km or 457 mi	Multan	$392
745 km or 463 mi	Navsari	$286
761 km or 473 mi	Kandahar	$468
769 km or 478 mi	Bhilwara	$340
775 km or 482 mi	Khanewal	$361
785 km or 488 mi	Ajmer	$279
792 km or 492 mi	Lashkargah	$476
796 km or 494 mi	Zahedan	$829
812 km or 504 mi	Burewala	$356
836 km or 519 mi	Ratlam	$311
845 km or 525 mi	Vasai	$284
865 km or 537 mi	Muscat	$1090
866 km or 538 mi	Sikar	$350
874 km or 543 mi	Zabol	$552