Jeddah vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1155
$1106
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2694
$2684
🏠 One person rent
$541
$474
🏘️ Family rent
$841
$793
🍽️ Food expenses
$325
$411
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2303
$1672
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
45
91
😀 Quality of life
79
81
🏙️ Population
4.7M
1.52M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 4% more expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 4809th and 4945th ($1155 vs $1106) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 71st in Saudi Arabia and Japan, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Jeddah compared to 1.5 months in Kobe. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Kobe ranked 22nd in Japan, while ranked 894th and 708th among best cities to live in the world.

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Jeddah Kobe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.64
$6.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.98
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$2.96
☕ Cappuccino
$3.64
$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$393
$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$881
$794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$627
$556
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.5
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.3
$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67
$31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.57%
1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2007
$4415
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1025
$2758
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.32
$1.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39
$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$13.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$3.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.56
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.64
$6.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$30.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$5.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$3.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$4.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.34
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.72
$3.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.57
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.5
$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.15
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$85.1
$47.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.95
$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.4
$50
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.8
$46.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$393
$334
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6703
$10723

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$1162
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$964
307 km or 191 mi Yanbu
$791
328 km or 204 mi Medina
$1182
395 km or 246 mi Bisha
$918
410 km or 255 mi Bareq
$903
508 km or 315 mi Abha
$911
597 km or 371 mi Al Wajh
$940
645 km or 401 mi Keren
$500
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$862
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$499
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$860
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1116
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$533
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$348
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$498
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$967
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$825
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$971
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$498
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$1069
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$365
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$428
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$346
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1627
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$522
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$354
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$560
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$498
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$826
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$517
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$791
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$925
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$499
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$398
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$769
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$879
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$500

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$1033
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$1091
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1152
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1056
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1097
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1037
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1036
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1055
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1035
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1050
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1046
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1068
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1043
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1030
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1237
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1019
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1045
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1061
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1045
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1115
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1064
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$1020
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1277
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1062
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1038
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1055
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1063
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1118
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1058
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1133
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1053
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$989
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1099
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1080
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1086
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1157
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1125
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1100
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$1020
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1079