Jeddah vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jeddah	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1155	$1320
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2694	$2817
🏠 One person rent	$541	$818
🏘️ Family rent	$841	$1403
🍽️ Food expenses	$325	$368
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$43.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2303	$988
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	45	7
😀 Quality of life	79	66
🏙️ Population	4.7M	133K

The cost of living in Jeddah is 13% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 4809th and 4439th ($1155 vs $1320) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Saudi Arabia and Maldives, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Jeddah compared to 0.7 months in Male. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 894th and 5057th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeddah vs Male

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	Jeddah	Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.64	$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40	$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.98	$9.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.14	$4.77
☕ Cappuccino	$3.64	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.73	$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$484	$870
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$393	$609
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$881	$1575
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$627	$1116
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.5	$75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.3	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67	$81.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.57%	14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2007	$2585
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1025	$1897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.32	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39	$29.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.61	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.94	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.56	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$9.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.64	$6.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$8.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$3.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$4.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.52	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.34	$8.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.72	$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.57	$5.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.5	$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.87	$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.15	$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$85.1	$80.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$9.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56	$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.95	$4.39
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.4	$42.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.8	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$393	$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6703	$3575

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Cities near Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$1162
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$964
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$791
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$1182
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$918
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$903
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$911
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$940
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$500
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$862
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$499
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1008
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$860
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1116
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$533
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$348
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$498
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$967
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$825
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$971
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$498
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$1069
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$365
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$428
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$346
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1627
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$522
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$354
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$589
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$560
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$498
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$826
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$517
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$791
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$925
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$499
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$398
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$769
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$879
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$500

Cities near Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1445
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$344
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$308
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$279
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$253
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$270
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$300
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$382
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$351
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$296
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$590
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$646
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$356
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$626
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$512
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$469
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$420
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$479
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$286
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$347
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$321
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$310
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$326
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$440
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$317
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$535
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$347
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$286
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$300
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$275
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$346
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$295
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$400
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$530
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$283
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$524
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$300
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$355
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$340
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$327