Jeddah vs Kingston - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Jeddah | Kingston | |
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| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
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The cost of living in Jeddah is 17% less expensive than in Kingston. Cities ranked 4650th and 3941st ($1146 vs $1378) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 860th and 5942nd 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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 69 km or 43 mi |  Mecca | |
| 296 km or 184 mi |  Port Sudan | |
| 307 km or 191 mi | Yanbu | |
| 328 km or 204 mi | Medina | |
| 395 km or 246 mi | Bisha | |
| 410 km or 255 mi | Bareq | |
| 508 km or 315 mi | Abha | |
| 597 km or 371 mi | Al Wajh | |
| 645 km or 401 mi |  Keren | |
| 652 km or 405 mi | Ar Rass | |
| 661 km or 411 mi | Massawa | |
| 675 km or 420 mi | As Sulayyil | |
| 688 km or 427 mi | Najran | |
| 690 km or 429 mi | Atbara | |
| 691 km or 429 mi | Asmara | |
| 702 km or 436 mi |  Aswan | |
| 703 km or 437 mi |  Sa'dah | |
| 704 km or 437 mi | Unaizah | |
| 711 km or 442 mi | Ha'il | |
| 738 km or 458 mi | Kassala | |
| 741 km or 461 mi | Mendefera | |
| 806 km or 501 mi | Tabuk | |
| 810 km or 503 mi | Luxor | |
| 834 km or 518 mi | Qena | |
| 836 km or 519 mi | Hurghada | |
| 845 km or 525 mi | Riyadh | |
| 849 km or 528 mi | Al Hudaydah | |
| 855 km or 531 mi | El Gouna | |
| 863 km or 536 mi | Sharm El Sheikh | |
| 869 km or 540 mi | Sanaa | |
| 893 km or 555 mi | Sayyan | |
| 897 km or 557 mi |  Mekelle | |
| 904 km or 562 mi | Dahab | |
| 922 km or 573 mi | Dumat al-Jandal | |
| 926 km or 576 mi | El-Gadarif | |
| 927 km or 576 mi | Zabid | |
| 942 km or 585 mi | Sohag | |
| 943 km or 586 mi | Sakakah | |
| 952 km or 592 mi | Khartoum North | |
| 954 km or 593 mi | Dhamar |
Cities near Kingston
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 4.4 km or 2.7 mi |  Half Way Tree | |
| 17 km or 11 mi | Spanish Town | |
| 31 km or 19 mi | Linstead | |
| 34 km or 21 mi | Old Harbour | |
| 42 km or 26 mi | Port Antonio | |
| 48 km or 30 mi | May Pen | |
| 76 km or 47 mi | Mandeville | |
| 131 km or 81 mi | Montego Bay | |
| 144 km or 90 mi | Savanna-la-Mar | |
| 251 km or 156 mi |  Santiago de Cuba | |
| 257 km or 160 mi | Yara | |
| 263 km or 164 mi | Palma Soriano | |
| 265 km or 165 mi | Manzanillo | |
| 268 km or 167 mi | Bayamo | |
| 293 km or 182 mi | Guantanamo | |
| 329 km or 205 mi | Holguin | |
| 333 km or 207 mi | Las Tunas | |
| 356 km or 221 mi | Moa | |
| 369 km or 229 mi |  Anse-a-Veau | |
| 395 km or 245 mi | Miragoane | |
| 397 km or 247 mi | Camaguey | |
| 423 km or 263 mi | Florida | |
| 450 km or 280 mi | Saint-Marc | |
| 463 km or 288 mi | Gonaives | |
| 468 km or 291 mi | Carrefour | |
| 475 km or 295 mi | Port-au-Prince | |
| 478 km or 297 mi | Ciego de Avila | |
| 479 km or 297 mi | Delmas | |
| 480 km or 298 mi | Petion-Ville | |
| 499 km or 310 mi | Moron | |
| 504 km or 313 mi |  George Town | |
| 520 km or 323 mi | Sancti Spiritus | |
| 522 km or 324 mi | Cap-Haitien | |
| 544 km or 338 mi | Cerca-la-Source | |
| 568 km or 353 mi | Placetas | |
| 593 km or 369 mi | Santa Clara | |
| 594 km or 369 mi |  San Juan de la Maguana | |
| 597 km or 371 mi | Sabaneta | |
| 600 km or 373 mi | Cienfuegos | |
| 602 km or 374 mi | Barahona |