Jeddah vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jeddah	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1146	$3296
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2809	$7841
🏠 One person rent	$512	$2211
🏘️ Family rent	$899	$4100
🍽️ Food expenses	$330	$551
🚐 Transport expenses	$176	$375
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2297	$4153
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	45	100
😀 Quality of life	76	99
🏙️ Population	4.7M	8.8M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 65% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 4650th and 58th ($1146 vs $3296) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Saudi Arabia and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Jeddah compared to 1.3 months in London. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 860th and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeddah vs London

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	Jeddah	London
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.67	$21.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.1	$84
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.93	$9.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$8.03
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$4.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$2704
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$1831
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$976	$5123
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$666	$3478
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$167
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.2	$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.3	$38.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.57%	5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2107	$20412
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1025	$10524
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$3.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.7	$91.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$30.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.78	$4.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.62	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$8.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$2.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.35	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.7	$20.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.52	$3.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.65	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.79	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$90.8	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.4	$69.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.04	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.6	$97.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.8	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$410	$2250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6204	$26090

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Cities near Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$979
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$829
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$1215
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$905
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$902
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$910
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$961
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$488
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$861
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$486
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$937
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1131
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$520
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$329
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$482
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$969
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$846
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$1006
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$487
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$1078
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$335
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$362
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$342
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1637
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$336
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$546
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$481
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$662
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$381
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$482
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$360
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$781
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$877
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$486

Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2868
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2332
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2273
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2414
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2209
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2207
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2214
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2185
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2470
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2136
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2217
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2261
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2076
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2112
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2433
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2199
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2035
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2122
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2429
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2052
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2048
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2623
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2052
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1924
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2422
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2092
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$1987
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2248
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1973
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2063
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2089
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2062
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1885
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2263
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1948
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2135
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2344
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2009