Jeddah vs Kingston - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Kingston
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1100
$1250
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2691
$3250
🏠 One person rent
$495
$578
🏘️ Family rent
$877
$1344
🍽️ Food expenses
$337
$458
🚐 Transport expenses
$143
$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1997
$645
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
45
41
😀 Quality of life
73
56
🏙️ Population
4.7M
580K

The cost of living in Jeddah is 12% less expensive than in Kingston. Cities ranked 4731st and 4318th ($1100 vs $1250) 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 1.8 months in Jeddah compared to 0.5 months in Kingston. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Kingston ranked 1st in Jamaica, while ranked 1616th and 5883rd 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
$6.55
$6.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.87
$7.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$1.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$603
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$384
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$935
$1383
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$657
$1081
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.2
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.6
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.6
$47.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.77%
8.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1859
$2310
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1264
$2164
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.32
$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.9
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.3
$26.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$4.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$3.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.76
$4.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$7.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$8.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$5.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$3.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$4.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.64
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$2.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.7
$8.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.07
$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.39
$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.13
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$87.2
$71.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$9.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.3
$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.19
$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.9
$36.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$72.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$331
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6667
$2133

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1032
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$1361
307 km or 191 mi Yanbu
$844
328 km or 204 mi Medina
$892
395 km or 246 mi Bisha
$938
410 km or 255 mi Bareq
$920
508 km or 315 mi Abha
$923
597 km or 371 mi Al Wajh
$879
645 km or 401 mi Keren
$466
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$860
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$467
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$1047
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1095
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$498
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$280
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$467
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$1013
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$996
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$1061
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$466
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$1000
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$404
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$443
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$434
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1642
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$440
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$523
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$467
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$800
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$625
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$959
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$466
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$449
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$854
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$899
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$470

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4.4 km or 2.7 mi Half Way Tree
$1062
17 km or 11 mi Spanish Town
$758
31 km or 19 mi Linstead
$936
34 km or 21 mi Old Harbour
$698
42 km or 26 mi Port Antonio
$1005
48 km or 30 mi May Pen
$768
76 km or 47 mi Mandeville
$674
131 km or 81 mi Montego Bay
$1005
144 km or 90 mi Savanna-la-Mar
$1020
251 km or 156 mi Santiago de Cuba
$1527
257 km or 160 mi Yara
$2555
263 km or 164 mi Palma Soriano
$1536
265 km or 165 mi Manzanillo
$2841
268 km or 167 mi Bayamo
$2153
293 km or 182 mi Guantanamo
$1671
329 km or 205 mi Holguin
$1176
333 km or 207 mi Las Tunas
$1727
356 km or 221 mi Moa
$1872
369 km or 229 mi Anse-a-Veau
$492
395 km or 245 mi Miragoane
$492
397 km or 247 mi Camaguey
$1869
423 km or 263 mi Florida
$1784
450 km or 280 mi Saint-Marc
$494
463 km or 288 mi Gonaives
$504
468 km or 291 mi Carrefour
$514
475 km or 295 mi Port-au-Prince
$525
478 km or 297 mi Ciego de Avila
$1654
479 km or 297 mi Delmas
$501
480 km or 298 mi Petion-Ville
$506
499 km or 310 mi Moron
$1626
504 km or 313 mi George Town
$3374
520 km or 323 mi Sancti Spiritus
$1507
522 km or 324 mi Cap-Haitien
$497
544 km or 338 mi Cerca-la-Source
$491
568 km or 353 mi Placetas
$1371
593 km or 369 mi Santa Clara
$1312
594 km or 369 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$589
597 km or 371 mi Sabaneta
$714
600 km or 373 mi Cienfuegos
$1247
602 km or 374 mi Barahona
$712