Jeddah vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1209
$434
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2848
$1045
🏠 One person rent
$584
$163
🏘️ Family rent
$940
$267
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$154
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$72.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2099
$152
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
45
63
😀 Quality of life
78
54
🏙️ Population
4.7M
14.9M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 179% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 4757th and 8914th ($1209 vs $434) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 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 990th and 6414th 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
$6.63
$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.1
$13.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.98
$5.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.11
$1.96
☕ Cappuccino
$3.68
$2.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$556
$122
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$71.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1019
$224
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$713
$129
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.8
$69.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.5
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.3
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.97%
13.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1688
$659
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1003
$422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.32
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.1
$9.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$6.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.41
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.22
$7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.19
$3.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$5.73
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.58
$1.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.61
$2.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.53
$1.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.5
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.15
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$86.8
$17.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$4.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.5
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$1.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.1
$15.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.2
$62.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$453
$58.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7655
$1646

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$906
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$893
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$902
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$942
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$498
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$815
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$497
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$1005
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$865
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1104
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$531
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$369
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$491
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$931
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$775
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$931
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$498
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$1074
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$385
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$448
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$354
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1632
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$360
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$551
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$492
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$810
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$479
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$858
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$491
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$415
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$776
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$819
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$494

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Distance City Cost of living
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$365
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$326
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$392
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$337
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$284
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$343
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$327
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$324
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$310
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$378
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$298
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$437
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$401
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$287
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$330
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$317
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$373
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$575
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$326
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
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$298
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$627
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$382
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$289
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$693
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$417
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$286
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$463
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$331
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$382
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$269
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$467
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$813
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$351
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$297
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$294
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$1135
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$325
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$561