Jeddah vs Kingston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Jeddah	Kingston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1123	$1325
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2695	$3635
🏠 One person rent	$511	$605
🏘️ Family rent	$868	$1602
🍽️ Food expenses	$341	$499
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2204	$765
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	45	41
😀 Quality of life	75	54
🏙️ Population	4.7M	580K

The cost of living in Jeddah is 15% less expensive than in Kingston. Cities ranked 4828th and 4282nd ($1123 vs $1325) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Saudi Arabia and Jamaica, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Jamaica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Jeddah compared to 0.6 months in Kingston. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Kingston ranked 1st in Jamaica, while ranked 1110th and 5962nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeddah vs Kingston

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	Jeddah	Kingston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.63	$7.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.9	$75.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.03	$7.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$3.17
☕ Cappuccino	$4.08	$4.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$416	$788
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$359	$372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$889	$2261
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$640	$1187
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.6	$96.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$72	$53.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.57%	9.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2216	$1937
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1138	$1690
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.4	$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.7	$27.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$4.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.09	$3.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$4.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.58	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.59	$8.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$8.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$6.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$4.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$3.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.39	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.97	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.67	$8.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.03	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.04	$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.15	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$94.3	$75
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.3	$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.18	$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.5	$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.2	$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$365	$240
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6009	$2136

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Cities near Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$940
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$1096
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$837
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$853
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$895
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$895
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$915
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$879
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$491
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$828
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$492
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1021
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$934
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1094
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$524
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$324
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$488
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$940
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$944
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$988
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$490
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$988
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$314
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$333
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$278
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1586
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$513
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$294
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$499
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$550
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$491
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$686
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$393
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$821
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$935
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$489
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$350
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$806
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$868
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$491

Cities near Kingston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Half Way Tree	$1165
17 km or 11 mi	Spanish Town	$783
31 km or 19 mi	Linstead	$1046
34 km or 21 mi	Old Harbour	$849
42 km or 26 mi	Port Antonio	$1143
48 km or 30 mi	May Pen	$821
76 km or 47 mi	Mandeville	$978
131 km or 81 mi	Montego Bay	$1018
144 km or 90 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1123
251 km or 156 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1416
257 km or 160 mi	Yara	$2117
263 km or 164 mi	Palma Soriano	$1273
265 km or 165 mi	Manzanillo	$2760
268 km or 167 mi	Bayamo	$1166
293 km or 182 mi	Guantanamo	$1558
329 km or 205 mi	Holguin	$1280
333 km or 207 mi	Las Tunas	$1556
356 km or 221 mi	Moa	$1824
369 km or 229 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$513
395 km or 245 mi	Miragoane	$514
397 km or 247 mi	Camaguey	$1525
423 km or 263 mi	Florida	$1405
450 km or 280 mi	Saint-Marc	$516
463 km or 288 mi	Gonaives	$527
468 km or 291 mi	Carrefour	$536
475 km or 295 mi	Port-au-Prince	$549
478 km or 297 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1260
479 km or 297 mi	Delmas	$524
480 km or 298 mi	Petion-Ville	$529
499 km or 310 mi	Moron	$1260
504 km or 313 mi	George Town	$3644
520 km or 323 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1210
522 km or 324 mi	Cap-Haitien	$520
544 km or 338 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$513
568 km or 353 mi	Placetas	$1103
593 km or 369 mi	Santa Clara	$1053
594 km or 369 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$625
597 km or 371 mi	Sabaneta	$727
600 km or 373 mi	Cienfuegos	$878
602 km or 374 mi	Barahona	$728