Jeddah vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1100
$1076
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2691
$2686
🏠 One person rent
$495
$489
🏘️ Family rent
$877
$946
🍽️ Food expenses
$337
$335
🚐 Transport expenses
$143
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1997
$2275
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
45
91
😀 Quality of life
73
96
🏙️ Population
4.7M
1.52M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 2% more expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 4731st and 4822nd ($1100 vs $1076) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 106th in Saudi Arabia and Japan, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Jeddah compared to 2.1 months in Kobe. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Kobe ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 1616th and 14th 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
$6.55
$5.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.87
$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$3.36
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$313
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$935
$906
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$657
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.2
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.6
$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.6
$24.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.77%
1.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1859
$3336
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1264
$2678
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.32
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.9
$80
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.3
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.76
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$4.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$4.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.64
$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.7
$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.07
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.39
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.13
$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$87.2
$62.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.3
$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.19
$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.9
$26.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$58.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$331
$336
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6667
$9012

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$1032
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$1361
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$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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Distance City Cost of living
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$1006
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1085
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1060
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1024
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1058
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1000
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$993
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1006
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1005
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$995
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$977
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$972
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$996
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1006
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1116
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1000
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$996
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$997
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$997
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1103
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1012
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$995
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1284
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1012
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1048
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$994
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$994
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1069
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$990
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1105
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$995
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$1024
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1048
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$997
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$998
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$995
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1103
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1041
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$993
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1015