Jeddah vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1100
$417
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2691
$995
🏠 One person rent
$495
$174
🏘️ Family rent
$877
$312
🍽️ Food expenses
$337
$142
🚐 Transport expenses
$143
$60.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1997
$184
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
45
63
😀 Quality of life
73
53
🏙️ Population
4.7M
14.9M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 164% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 4731st and 8902nd ($1100 vs $417) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 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 1616th and 6078th among best cities to live in the world.

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Jeddah Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.55
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$12.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.87
$4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$2.13
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$93.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$935
$316
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$657
$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.2
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.6
$93.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.6
$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.77%
21.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1859
$584
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1264
$336
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.32
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.9
$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.3
$3.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.76
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$5.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$3.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.64
$4.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.7
$2.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.07
$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.39
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.13
$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$87.2
$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.3
$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.19
$2.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.9
$15.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$331
$46.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6667
$1093

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$920
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$879
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$466
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$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
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$297
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$292
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$326
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$301
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$308
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$293
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$289
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$358
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$353
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$377
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$313
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$505
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$339
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$296
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$360
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$336
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$396
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$779
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$338
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$267
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$672
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$399
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$385
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$291
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$809
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$307
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$301
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$513
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$338
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$328
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$336
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$484
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$822
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$338
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$323
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$315
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$1126
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$375
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$546