Jeddah vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jeddah	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1146	$1304
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2809	$3010
🏠 One person rent	$512	$814
🏘️ Family rent	$899	$1624
🍽️ Food expenses	$330	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$176	$42
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2297	$1263
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	45	7
😀 Quality of life	76	62
🏙️ Population	4.7M	133K

The cost of living in Jeddah is 12% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 4650th and 4205th ($1146 vs $1304) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1 months in Male. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 860th and 4917th 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	$6.67	$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.1	$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.93	$9.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$4.57
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$3.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$824
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$636
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$976	$1648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$666	$1401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.2	$96.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.3	$77.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.57%	11.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2107	$2651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1025	$2231
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.7	$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.78	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.62	$9.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$5.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$8.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$3.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$3.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$3.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.35	$9.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.7	$7.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.52	$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.65	$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$3.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.79	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$90.8	$73.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$8.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.4	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.04	$4.33
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.6	$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.8	$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$410	$163
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6204	$3201

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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 Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1651
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$333
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$287
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$275
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$244
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$273
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$306
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$383
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$346
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$296
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$580
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$631
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$294
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$627
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$498
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$467
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$429
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$502
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$306
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$310
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$325
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$316
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$339
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$425
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$344
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$582
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$300
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$295
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$302
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$311
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$304
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$412
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$546
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$280
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$533
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$306
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$351
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$342
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$360