Jeddah vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1100
$1435
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2691
$3325
🏠 One person rent
$495
$839
🏘️ Family rent
$877
$1454
🍽️ Food expenses
$337
$380
🚐 Transport expenses
$143
$93.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1997
$1990
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
45
24
😀 Quality of life
73
79
🏙️ Population
4.7M
579K

The cost of living in Jeddah is 23% less expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 4731st and 3666th ($1100 vs $1435) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 25th in Saudi Arabia and Spain, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Jeddah compared to 1.4 months in Malaga. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Malaga ranked 13th in Spain, while ranked 1616th and 506th among best cities to live in the world.

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Jeddah Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.55
$12.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$45.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.87
$9.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$3.74
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$2.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$862
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$664
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$935
$1632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$657
$1168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.2
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.6
$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.6
$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.77%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1859
$3838
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1264
$2498
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.32
$1.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.9
$29.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.3
$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.76
$2.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$7.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.64
$5.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.7
$5.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.07
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$3.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.39
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.13
$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$87.2
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$9.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.3
$71.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.19
$14.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.9
$69.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$81.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$331
$365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6667
$11601

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$1032
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$1361
307 km or 191 mi Yanbu
$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
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1480
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1357
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1321
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1251
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$1774
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1343
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$917
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$1254
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1314
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$1063
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1174
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2056
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1199
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2299
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1207
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1178
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$932
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1214
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1091
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1124
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1162
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$963
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1119
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1056
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1202
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1020
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1182
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$905
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$504
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1289
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1174
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$661
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1206
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1129
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1283
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1159
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$947
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1158
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$827
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$457