Jeddah vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1123
$1519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2695
$3537
🏠 One person rent
$511
$941
🏘️ Family rent
$868
$1683
🍽️ Food expenses
$341
$384
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$85.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2204
$1781
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
45
24
😀 Quality of life
75
78
🏙️ Population
4.7M
586K

The cost of living in Jeddah is 26% less expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 4828th and 3616th ($1123 vs $1519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 27th in Saudi Arabia and Spain, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Jeddah compared to 1.2 months in Malaga. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Malaga ranked 18th in Spain, while ranked 1110th and 654th among best cities to live in the world.

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Jeddah Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.63
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.9
$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.03
$8.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$3.1
☕ Cappuccino
$4.08
$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$416
$1055
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$359
$761
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$889
$1968
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$640
$1402
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.6
$91.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72
$30.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.57%
3.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2216
$6321
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1138
$2750
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.33
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.4
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.7
$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$2.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.59
$6.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$5.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.67
$6.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.03
$5.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.04
$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.41
$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.15
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$94.3
$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$8.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.3
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.5
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$365
$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6009
$14939

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Distance City Cost of living
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$940
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$1096
307 km or 191 mi Yanbu
$837
328 km or 204 mi Medina
$853
395 km or 246 mi Bisha
$895
410 km or 255 mi Bareq
$895
508 km or 315 mi Abha
$915
597 km or 371 mi Al Wajh
$879
645 km or 401 mi Keren
$491
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$828
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$492
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$934
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1094
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$524
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$324
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$488
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$940
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$944
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$988
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$490
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$988
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$314
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$333
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$278
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1586
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$294
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$550
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$491
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$686
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$393
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$935
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$489
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$350
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$806
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$868
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$491

Cities near Malaga

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1482
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1432
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1407
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1272
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$2180
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1415
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$993
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$1388
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1430
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$1146
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1288
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2079
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1214
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2431
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1297
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1097
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$938
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1284
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1221
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1229
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1108
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$1013
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1256
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1165
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1290
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1025
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1260
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$936
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$535
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1358
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1341
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$710
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1316
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1454
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1461
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1446
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$1110
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1196
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$855
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$429