Jeddah vs Kingstown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Jeddah	Kingstown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1100	$1008
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2691	$2491
🏠 One person rent	$495	$386
🏘️ Family rent	$877	$729
🍽️ Food expenses	$337	$450
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$70.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1997	$613
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	45	4
😀 Quality of life	73	35
🏙️ Population	4.7M	12.9K

The cost of living in Jeddah is 9% more expensive than in Kingstown. Cities ranked 4731st and 5256th ($1100 vs $1008) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Saudi Arabia and Saint Vincent, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Saint Vincent comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Jeddah compared to 0.6 months in Kingstown. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Kingstown ranked 2nd in Saint Vincent, while ranked 1616th and 7788th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeddah vs Kingstown

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	Jeddah	Kingstown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.55	$7.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.5	$55.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.87	$9.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$2.23
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.73	$1.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$472	$367
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$335	$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$935	$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$657	$543
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.2	$52.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.6	$80.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73.6	$48.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.77%	12.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1859	$592
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1264	$595
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.32	$1.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.9	$59.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.3	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.64	$1.73
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$2.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.76	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.58	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.5	$5.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$9.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$6.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$3.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$3.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$2.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.64	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$2.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.7	$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.07	$5.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.02	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.39	$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.13	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$87.2	$64.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.9	$6.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.3	$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.19	$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.9	$82.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$98
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$331	$149
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6667	$3332

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Cities near Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$1032
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$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

Cities near Kingstown

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Georgetown	$993
69 km or 43 mi	Vieux Fort	$1191
98 km or 61 mi	Castries	$1108
124 km or 77 mi	Grenville	$1069
136 km or 85 mi	St. George's	$1069
160 km or 100 mi	Fort-de-France	$1571
173 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1294
175 km or 109 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
227 km or 141 mi	Scarborough	$1099
238 km or 148 mi	Roseau	$834
269 km or 167 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
280 km or 174 mi	Port of Spain	$1218
281 km or 175 mi	San Juan	$1217
296 km or 184 mi	Chaguanas	$1053
319 km or 198 mi	Basse-Terre	$1576
322 km or 200 mi	San Fernando	$898
339 km or 210 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1570
341 km or 212 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1570
346 km or 215 mi	Les Abymes	$1561
347 km or 216 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1579
352 km or 219 mi	Le Moule	$1575
353 km or 219 mi	Carupano	$710
372 km or 231 mi	La Asuncion	$666
376 km or 234 mi	Porlamar	$654
436 km or 271 mi	Maturin	$838
436 km or 271 mi	All Saints	$1074
440 km or 273 mi	Cumana	$686
445 km or 276 mi	St. John's	$1076
465 km or 289 mi	Tucupita	$748
487 km or 302 mi	Basseterre	$1212
492 km or 306 mi	Cayon	$1214
493 km or 306 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$732
502 km or 312 mi	Lecheria	$769
505 km or 314 mi	Barcelona	$719
545 km or 338 mi	Anaco	$608
548 km or 341 mi	Cantaura	$637
557 km or 346 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$868
574 km or 357 mi	Philipsburg	$1857
579 km or 360 mi	El Tigre	$700
587 km or 365 mi	Upata	$760