Jeddah vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1123
$1119
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2695
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$511
$481
🏘️ Family rent
$868
$880
🍽️ Food expenses
$341
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2204
$1779
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
45
91
😀 Quality of life
75
78
🏙️ Population
4.7M
1.52M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 0.3% more expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 4828th and 4855th ($1123 vs $1119) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 121st 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 1.6 months in Kobe. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Kobe ranked 33rd in Japan, while ranked 1110th and 631st 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
$6.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.9
$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.03
$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$3.09
☕ Cappuccino
$4.08
$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$416
$453
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$359
$337
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$889
$873
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$640
$671
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.6
$89.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$139
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72
$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.57%
1.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2216
$4552
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1138
$3248
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.33
$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.4
$80.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.7
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.59
$6.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$3.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$5.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$9.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.67
$3.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.03
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.04
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.41
$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.15
$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$94.3
$62.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.3
$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$21.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.5
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$55
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$365
$359
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6009
$14101

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Distance City Cost of living
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$940
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$1096
307 km or 191 mi Yanbu
$837
328 km or 204 mi Medina
$853
395 km or 246 mi Bisha
$895
410 km or 255 mi Bareq
$895
508 km or 315 mi Abha
$915
597 km or 371 mi Al Wajh
$879
645 km or 401 mi Keren
$491
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$828
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$492
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$934
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1094
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$524
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$324
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$488
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$940
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$944
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$988
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$490
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$988
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$314
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$333
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$278
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1586
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$294
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$550
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$491
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$686
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$393
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$935
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$489
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$350
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$806
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$868
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$491

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1084
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1169
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1181
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1096
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1132
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1083
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1072
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1073
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1097
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1066
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1052
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1045
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1068
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1106
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1212
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1088
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1072
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1068
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1067
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1174
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1094
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$1080
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1362
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1086
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1138
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1080
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1091
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1140
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1087
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1169
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1071
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$1104
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1117
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1103
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1111
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1172
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1162
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1123
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$1075
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1094