Jeddah vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Male
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1210
$1321
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2901
$2809
🏠 One person rent
$583
$810
🏘️ Family rent
$965
$1372
🍽️ Food expenses
$315
$379
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$44.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1673
$863
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
45
8
😀 Quality of life
76
64
🏙️ Population
4.7M
133K

The cost of living in Jeddah is 8% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 4730th and 4490th ($1210 vs $1321) 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 1.4 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 1324th and 5278th 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
$5.59
$6.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.7
$38.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.5
$9.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$4.89
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$1.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$599
$808
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$415
$624
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1068
$1454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$732
$1116
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.6
$75.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.5
$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.8
$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.32%
14.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1601
$2242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1010
$1870
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.11
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.3
$32.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.9
$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.68
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.27
$6.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$6.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$9.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$4.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.18
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.65
$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.55
$5.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.54
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$91.7
$75.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$9.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56
$22.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.03
$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.2
$40.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.5
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$523
$191
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8743
$3305

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$475
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$938
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$738
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$947
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$481
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$1036
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$379
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$439
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$334
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$1628
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$499
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$338
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$555
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$532
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$476
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$748
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$429
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$771
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$872
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$476
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$261
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$243
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$260
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$268
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$372
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$329
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$278
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$582
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$683
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$335
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$597
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$479
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$467
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$381
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$477
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$259
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$342
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$315
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$290
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$313
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$418
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$312
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$538
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$330
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$274
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$297
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$275
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$332
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$283
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$318
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