Jeddah vs Kingston - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Kingston
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1209
$1461
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2848
$3364
🏠 One person rent
$584
$712
🏘️ Family rent
$940
$1211
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$502
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2099
$525
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
45
41
😀 Quality of life
78
57
🏙️ Population
4.7M
938K

The cost of living in Jeddah is 17% less expensive than in Kingston. Cities ranked 4757th and 4191st ($1209 vs $1461) 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 1.7 months in Jeddah compared to 0.4 months in Kingston. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Kingston ranked 1st in Jamaica, while ranked 990th and 6176th 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
$9.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.1
$85.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.98
$8.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.11
$2.24
☕ Cappuccino
$3.68
$4.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$1.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$556
$824
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$492
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1019
$1458
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$713
$888
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.8
$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.5
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.3
$51.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.97%
9.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1688
$2882
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1003
$2227
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.32
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.1
$49.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$26.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$4.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$3.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.41
$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.22
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.19
$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$7.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$6.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$4.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$3.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.58
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.61
$9.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.53
$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.5
$6.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$3.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.15
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$86.8
$63
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.5
$27
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$8.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.1
$23.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.2
$72.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$453
$262
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7655
$5107

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1107
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$964
307 km or 191 mi Yanbu
$795
328 km or 204 mi Medina
$1168
395 km or 246 mi Bisha
$906
410 km or 255 mi Bareq
$893
508 km or 315 mi Abha
$902
597 km or 371 mi Al Wajh
$942
645 km or 401 mi Keren
$498
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$815
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$497
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$865
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1104
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$531
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$369
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$491
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$931
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$775
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$931
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$498
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$1074
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$385
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$448
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$354
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1632
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$360
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$551
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$492
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$810
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$479
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$858
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$491
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$415
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$776
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$819
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$494

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Distance City Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Half Way Tree
$1289
17 km or 11 mi Spanish Town
$835
31 km or 19 mi Linstead
$1109
34 km or 21 mi Old Harbour
$1077
42 km or 26 mi Port Antonio
$1234
48 km or 30 mi May Pen
$970
76 km or 47 mi Mandeville
$1018
131 km or 81 mi Montego Bay
$1096
144 km or 90 mi Savanna-la-Mar
$1196
251 km or 156 mi Santiago de Cuba
$1647
257 km or 160 mi Yara
$2134
263 km or 164 mi Palma Soriano
$1273
265 km or 165 mi Manzanillo
$2770
268 km or 167 mi Bayamo
$1165
293 km or 182 mi Guantanamo
$1664
329 km or 205 mi Holguin
$1355
333 km or 207 mi Las Tunas
$1579
356 km or 221 mi Moa
$1888
369 km or 229 mi Anse-a-Veau
$537
395 km or 245 mi Miragoane
$535
397 km or 247 mi Camaguey
$1616
423 km or 263 mi Florida
$1519
450 km or 280 mi Saint-Marc
$548
463 km or 288 mi Gonaives
$550
468 km or 291 mi Carrefour
$557
475 km or 295 mi Port-au-Prince
$573
478 km or 297 mi Ciego de Avila
$1324
479 km or 297 mi Delmas
$549
480 km or 298 mi Petion-Ville
$554
499 km or 310 mi Moron
$1315
504 km or 313 mi George Town
$3759
520 km or 323 mi Sancti Spiritus
$1228
522 km or 324 mi Cap-Haitien
$541
544 km or 338 mi Cerca-la-Source
$533
568 km or 353 mi Placetas
$1097
593 km or 369 mi Santa Clara
$1157
594 km or 369 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$639
597 km or 371 mi Sabaneta
$785
600 km or 373 mi Cienfuegos
$872
602 km or 374 mi Barahona
$769