Jeddah vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1155
$427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2694
$1087
🏠 One person rent
$541
$127
🏘️ Family rent
$841
$214
🍽️ Food expenses
$325
$182
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$69.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2303
$253
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
45
28
😀 Quality of life
79
51
🏙️ Population
4.7M
846K

The cost of living in Jeddah is 170% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 4809th and 8921st ($1155 vs $427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 2 months in Jeddah compared to 0.6 months in Kathmandu. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 894th and 6559th 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
$6.64
$1.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.98
$6.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$2.48
☕ Cappuccino
$3.64
$1.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$158
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$393
$84.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$881
$284
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$627
$150
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.5
$19
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.3
$29.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67
$8.19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.57%
11.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2007
$1810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1025
$1154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.32
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39
$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.56
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$8.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.64
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.34
$6.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.72
$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.57
$1.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.5
$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.15
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$85.1
$21.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$3.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56
$21.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.95
$2.68
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.4
$22.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.8
$58.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$393
$75.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6703
$3066

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$499
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$1008
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$860
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1116
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$533
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$348
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$498
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$967
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$825
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$971
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$498
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$1069
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$365
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$428
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$346
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1627
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$522
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$354
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$560
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$498
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$826
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$517
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$791
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$925
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$499
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$398
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$769
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$879
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$500

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$350
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$293
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$328
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$293
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$386
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$284
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$298
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$321
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$320
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$281
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$316
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$284
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$257
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$297
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$297
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$279
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$273
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$298
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$918
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$276
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$450
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$297
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$311
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$420
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$300
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$297
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$308
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$339
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$289
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$289
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$286
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$383
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$369
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$274
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$294
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$289
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$367
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$287
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$320
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$348