Jeddah vs Lucknow - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jeddah	Lucknow
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1146	$366
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2809	$985
🏠 One person rent	$512	$116
🏘️ Family rent	$899	$277
🍽️ Food expenses	$330	$144
🚐 Transport expenses	$176	$64.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2297	$441
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	45	62
😀 Quality of life	76	52
🏙️ Population	4.7M	3.38M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 213% more expensive than in Lucknow. Cities ranked 4650th and 9042nd ($1146 vs $366) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 56th in Saudi Arabia and India, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Jeddah compared to 1.2 months in Lucknow. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Lucknow ranked 24th in India, while ranked 860th and 6090th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeddah vs Lucknow

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	Jeddah	Lucknow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.67	$2.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.1	$11.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.93	$3.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$1.74
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$1.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$126
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$71.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$976	$323
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$666	$207
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$26.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.2	$41
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.3	$6.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.57%	8.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2107	$1250
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1025	$722
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$0.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.7	$16
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$4.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.78	$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.62	$3.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$2.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$4.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$0.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.35	$8.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.7	$3.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.52	$1.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.65	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.79	$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$90.8	$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$4.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.4	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.04	$2.61
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.6	$26.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.8	$42
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$410	$60.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6204	$1654

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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 Lucknow

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Kanpur	$315
180 km or 112 mi	Allahabad	$314
207 km or 129 mi	Dhangadhi	$384
213 km or 132 mi	Jaunpur	$297
226 km or 141 mi	Bareilly	$288
238 km or 148 mi	Bheemdatta	$370
243 km or 151 mi	Gorakhpur	$300
249 km or 155 mi	Mirzapur	$329
267 km or 166 mi	Varanasi	$308
283 km or 176 mi	Gwalior	$328
284 km or 176 mi	Jhansi	$368
292 km or 182 mi	Agra	$353
299 km or 186 mi	Satna	$296
305 km or 189 mi	Sambhal	$307
306 km or 190 mi	Aligarh	$283
311 km or 193 mi	Moradabad	$309
331 km or 205 mi	Mathura	$292
336 km or 209 mi	Pokhara	$391
389 km or 242 mi	Birgunj	$321
398 km or 247 mi	Meerut	$342
399 km or 248 mi	Faridabad	$368
402 km or 250 mi	Ghaziabad	$386
405 km or 252 mi	Noida	$425
409 km or 254 mi	Hetauda	$294
419 km or 260 mi	Delhi	$510
422 km or 262 mi	Jabalpur	$278
425 km or 264 mi	Gurgaon	$536
436 km or 271 mi	Alwar	$289
440 km or 274 mi	Patna	$316
443 km or 276 mi	Lalitpur	$341
445 km or 276 mi	Rishikesh	$349
447 km or 278 mi	Kathmandu	$419
454 km or 282 mi	Sonipat	$274
456 km or 284 mi	Muzaffarpur	$288
469 km or 292 mi	Gaya	$299
480 km or 298 mi	Dehradun	$372
480 km or 298 mi	Saharanpur	$283
486 km or 302 mi	Vidisha	$331
487 km or 303 mi	Rohtak	$265
494 km or 307 mi	Janakpur	$292