Jeddah vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1210
$424
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2901
$1080
🏠 One person rent
$583
$134
🏘️ Family rent
$965
$232
🍽️ Food expenses
$315
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$60.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1673
$148
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
45
29
😀 Quality of life
76
47
🏙️ Population
4.7M
846K

The cost of living in Jeddah is 186% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 4730th and 8916th ($1210 vs $424) 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 1.4 months in Jeddah compared to 0.3 months in Kathmandu. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 1324th and 6934th 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
$5.59
$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.7
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.5
$6.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$2.94
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$599
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$415
$86.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1068
$332
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$732
$156
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.6
$20.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.5
$32
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.8
$7.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.32%
10.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1601
$2304
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1010
$1340
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.11
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.3
$9.78
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.9
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.68
$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.27
$6.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$5.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.18
$7.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$2.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.65
$2.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.55
$1.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.54
$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$91.7
$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$2.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.03
$2.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.2
$24.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.5
$62.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$523
$66.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8743
$4078

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$993
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$864
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$1124
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$513
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$350
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$475
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$938
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$738
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$947
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$481
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$1036
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$379
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$439
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$334
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$1628
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$499
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$338
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$532
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$476
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$748
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$429
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$771
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$872
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$476
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$375
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$753
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$803
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$478

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$336
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$288
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$317
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$287
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$386
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$263
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$295
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$303
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$293
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$264
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$303
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$270
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$245
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$282
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$274
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$266
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$255
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$287
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$960
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$264
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$437
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$289
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$320
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$412
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$291
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$288
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$307
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$326
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$273
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$274
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$268
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$348
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$354
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$289
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$288
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$272
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$330
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$297
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