Jeddah vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jeddah	Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1146	$1430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2809	$3228
🏠 One person rent	$512	$851
🏘️ Family rent	$899	$1438
🍽️ Food expenses	$330	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$176	$92.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2297	$1651
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	45	24
😀 Quality of life	76	78
🏙️ Population	4.7M	592K

The cost of living in Jeddah is 20% less expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 4650th and 3759th ($1146 vs $1430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 31st 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 19th in Spain, while ranked 860th and 708th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeddah vs Malaga

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	Jeddah	Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.67	$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.1	$47.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.93	$9.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$3.66
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$2.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$2.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$969
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$689
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$976	$1741
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$666	$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$76.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.2	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.3	$29.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.57%	3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2107	$6060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1025	$2594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$1.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.7	$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.78	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.62	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$7.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.35	$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.7	$5.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.52	$6.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.65	$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.79	$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$90.8	$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$8.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.4	$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.04	$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.6	$75.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.8	$87
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$410	$378
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6204	$9532

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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 Malaga

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Benalmadena	$1415
24 km or 15 mi	Mijas	$1353
27 km or 17 mi	Fuengirola	$1347
36 km or 22 mi	Antequera	$1178
48 km or 30 mi	Marbella	$2040
55 km or 34 mi	Loja	$1316
65 km or 40 mi	Almunecar	$945
67 km or 41 mi	Ronda	$893
71 km or 44 mi	Estepona	$1395
80 km or 50 mi	Motril	$895
89 km or 55 mi	Granada	$1164
94 km or 58 mi	Alcala la Real	$2087
104 km or 64 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1145
105 km or 65 mi	Gibraltar City	$2278
109 km or 68 mi	Ecija	$1201
113 km or 70 mi	Los Barrios	$1041
114 km or 71 mi	Algeciras	$889
119 km or 74 mi	Martos	$1204
122 km or 76 mi	Ceuta	$1141
124 km or 77 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1144
125 km or 78 mi	Adra	$1073
130 km or 81 mi	Jaen	$930
132 km or 82 mi	Tarifa	$1196
133 km or 83 mi	Cordoba	$1100
137 km or 85 mi	Carmona	$1197
143 km or 89 mi	El Ejido	$1004
148 km or 92 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1164
152 km or 94 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$892
154 km or 96 mi	Tetouan	$517
158 km or 98 mi	Seville	$1255
158 km or 98 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1018
162 km or 101 mi	Tangier	$679
169 km or 105 mi	Linares	$1220
169 km or 105 mi	Cadiz	$1359
171 km or 106 mi	Ubeda	$1316
174 km or 108 mi	Rota	$1358
176 km or 109 mi	Almeria	$1170
196 km or 122 mi	Almonte	$1165
207 km or 129 mi	Melilla	$801
218 km or 135 mi	Nador	$449