Jeddah vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Jeddah	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1100	$1284
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2691	$2919
🏠 One person rent	$495	$835
🏘️ Family rent	$877	$1638
🍽️ Food expenses	$337	$324
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$35.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1997	$1041
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	45	7
😀 Quality of life	73	63
🏙️ Population	4.7M	133K

The cost of living in Jeddah is 14% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 4731st and 4218th ($1100 vs $1284) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Saudi Arabia and Maldives, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 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 1616th and 4858th 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	$6.55	$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.5	$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.87	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$3.08
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.73	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$472	$843
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$335	$595
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$935	$1667
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$657	$1337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.2	$84.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.6	$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73.6	$106
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.77%	13.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1859	$2469
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1264	$1990
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.32	$0.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.9	$21.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.3	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.64	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.76	$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.58	$9.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.5	$4.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$7.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$3.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$3.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.64	$7.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.7	$7.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.07	$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.02	$3.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.39	$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.13	$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$87.2	$73.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.9	$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.3	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.19	$4.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.9	$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$331	$141
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6667	$3438

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Cities near Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$1032
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$1361
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$844
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$892
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$938
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$920
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$923
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$879
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$466
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$860
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$467
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1085
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$1047
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1095
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$498
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$280
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$467
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$1013
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$996
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$1061
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$466
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$1000
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$404
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$443
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$434
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1642
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$489
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$440
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$603
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$523
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$467
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$800
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$625
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$857
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$959
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$466
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$449
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$854
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$899
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$470

Cities near Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1207
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$347
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$295
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$279
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$255
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$284
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$348
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$391
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$358
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$304
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$507
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$582
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$302
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$462
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$345
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$406
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$465
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$469
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$325
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$309
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$391
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$341
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$358
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$409
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$337
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$533
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$327
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$319
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$320
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$357
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$321
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$328
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$424
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$523
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$379
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$585
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$326
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$399
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$417
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$339