Jeddah vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1209
$1103
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2848
$2716
🏠 One person rent
$584
$453
🏘️ Family rent
$940
$762
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$423
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2099
$1876
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
45
91
😀 Quality of life
78
81
🏙️ Population
4.7M
1.52M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 10% more expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 4757th and 5047th ($1209 vs $1103) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 98th in Saudi Arabia and Japan, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Jeddah compared to 1.7 months in Kobe. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Kobe ranked 16th in Japan, while ranked 990th and 681st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeddah vs Kobe

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Jeddah Kobe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.63
$6.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.1
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.98
$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.11
$2.89
☕ Cappuccino
$3.68
$2.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$556
$421
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$312
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1019
$763
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$713
$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.8
$88.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.5
$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.3
$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.97%
2.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1688
$5111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1003
$2533
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.32
$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.1
$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$3.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.41
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.22
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.19
$6.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$30.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$4.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$5.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$3.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.58
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.61
$3.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.53
$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.5
$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.15
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$86.8
$46.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.5
$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.1
$52.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.2
$44.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$453
$331
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7655
$12285

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$1107
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$964
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$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
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$1029
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1093
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1131
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1042
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1016
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1012
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1041
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1015
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1028
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1029
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1061
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1012
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1010
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1274
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$997
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1037
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1033
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1041
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1127
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1049
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$999
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1162
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1047
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1017
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1040
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1044
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1075
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1045
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1046
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1051
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$966
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1057
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1056
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1062
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1142
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1051
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1084
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$996
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1071