Jeddah vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1210
$1185
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2901
$2857
🏠 One person rent
$583
$519
🏘️ Family rent
$965
$877
🍽️ Food expenses
$315
$424
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1673
$1748
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
45
91
😀 Quality of life
76
94
🏙️ Population
4.7M
1.52M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 2% more expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 4730th and 4788th ($1210 vs $1185) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 31st in Saudi Arabia and Japan, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Jeddah compared to 1.5 months in Kobe. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Kobe ranked 5th in Japan, while ranked 1324th and 40th 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
$5.59
$7.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.7
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.5
$4.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$2.43
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$599
$483
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$415
$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1068
$882
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$732
$644
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.6
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.5
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.8
$30.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.32%
2.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1601
$4306
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1010
$2819
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.11
$1.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.3
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.9
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.68
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$3.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.27
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$6.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$28.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$7.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$5.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$3.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.18
$8.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.65
$3.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.55
$9.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.54
$3.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$0.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$91.7
$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56
$19
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.03
$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.2
$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.5
$45.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$523
$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8743
$10496

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$1031
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$976
307 km or 191 mi Yanbu
$791
328 km or 204 mi Medina
$1164
395 km or 246 mi Bisha
$890
410 km or 255 mi Bareq
$873
508 km or 315 mi Abha
$871
597 km or 371 mi Al Wajh
$919
645 km or 401 mi Keren
$483
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$834
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$484
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$993
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$864
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1124
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$513
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$350
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$475
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$938
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$738
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$947
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$481
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$1036
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$379
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$439
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$334
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1628
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$338
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$532
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$476
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$748
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$429
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$771
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$872
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$476
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$375
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$753
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$803
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$478

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1012
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1066
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1141
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1024
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1059
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1031
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1021
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1010
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1014
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$996
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$988
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1042
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$991
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1004
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1254
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$997
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1028
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$982
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1020
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1099
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1046
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$997
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1063
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1035
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1007
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1033
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1039
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1026
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1034
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$975
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1026
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$946
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1010
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1046
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1056
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1119
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$986
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1044
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1038