Jeddah vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1209
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2848
$1054
🏠 One person rent
$584
$122
🏘️ Family rent
$940
$207
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$175
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2099
$214
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
45
29
😀 Quality of life
78
51
🏙️ Population
4.7M
846K

The cost of living in Jeddah is 194% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 4757th and 8958th ($1209 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Saudi Arabia and Nepal, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Nepal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Jeddah compared to 0.5 months in Kathmandu. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 990th and 6657th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeddah vs Kathmandu

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Jeddah Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.63
$1.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.1
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.98
$5.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.11
$2.53
☕ Cappuccino
$3.68
$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$556
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$78.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1019
$289
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$713
$141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.8
$18
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.5
$28
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.3
$8.24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.97%
10.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1688
$2071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1003
$1335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.32
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.1
$10.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.41
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.22
$7.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.19
$3.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$5.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.58
$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.61
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.53
$1.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.5
$2.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.15
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$86.8
$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$3.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.5
$21
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$2.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.1
$21.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.2
$58.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$453
$69.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7655
$3536

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$491
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$775
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$931
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$498
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$1074
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$385
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$448
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$354
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$1632
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$515
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$360
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$598
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$551
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$492
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$810
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$479
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$790
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$858
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$491
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$319
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$281
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$295
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$315
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$308
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$278
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$310
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$283
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$253
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$293
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$282
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$276
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$267
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$299
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$943
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$273
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$443
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$300
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$320
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$412
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$300
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$299
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$307
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$340
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$288
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$285
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$280
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$363
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$281
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