Jeddah vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Jeddah	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1123	$1295
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2695	$3008
🏠 One person rent	$511	$809
🏘️ Family rent	$868	$1621
🍽️ Food expenses	$341	$347
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$40.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2204	$1018
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	45	7
😀 Quality of life	75	61
🏙️ Population	4.7M	133K

The cost of living in Jeddah is 13% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 4828th and 4342nd ($1123 vs $1295) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 0.8 months in Male. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 1110th and 5145th 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	$6.63	$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.9	$29.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.03	$9.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$3.95
☕ Cappuccino	$4.08	$2.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$416	$851
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$359	$582
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$889	$1573
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$640	$1368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.6	$74
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$72	$98.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.57%	13.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2216	$2675
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1138	$1944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.4	$22.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.7	$17.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.09	$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.58	$9.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.59	$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$8.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$4.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$3.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$3.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.39	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.97	$8.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.67	$7.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.03	$5.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.04	$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.15	$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$94.3	$80.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$8.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.3	$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.18	$4.33
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.5	$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.2	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$365	$170
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6009	$3225

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Cities near Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$940
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$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 Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1515
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$370
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$331
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$289
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$250
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$280
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$316
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$394
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$368
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$306
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$549
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$636
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$298
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$492
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$484
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$437
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$428
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$499
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$287
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$355
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$350
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$334
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$340
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$435
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$304
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$561
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$306
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$338
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$324
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$289
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$325
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$330
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$433
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$534
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$298
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$578
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$310
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$378
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$346
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$352