Jeddah vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jeddah	Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1155	$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2694	$5312
🏠 One person rent	$541	$1378
🏘️ Family rent	$841	$2219
🍽️ Food expenses	$325	$544
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2303	$3266
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	45	91
😀 Quality of life	79	93
🏙️ Population	4.7M	548K

The cost of living in Jeddah is 49% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 4809th and 1330th ($1155 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 39th in Saudi Arabia and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Jeddah compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Manchester ranked 10th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 894th and 107th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeddah vs Manchester

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	Jeddah	Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.64	$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40	$81.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.98	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.14	$7.26
☕ Cappuccino	$3.64	$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.73	$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$484	$1608
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$393	$1050
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$881	$2460
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$627	$1770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.5	$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.3	$271
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67	$39.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.57%	6.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2007	$5680
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1025	$3963
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.32	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39	$120
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$26.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.61	$1.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.94	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.56	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.64	$9.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$3.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.52	$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.34	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$2.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.72	$17.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.57	$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.5	$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.87	$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.15	$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$85.1	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56	$89.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.95	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.4	$96.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.8	$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$393	$1945
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6703	$20873

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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 Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$2034
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1921
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$2001
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1968
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1803
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1698
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1918
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1759
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1788
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$2040
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1835
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$2011
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1723
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1828
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1680
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1873
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1866
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1883
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1513
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1834
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1968
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1887
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1783
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1578
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1652
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1822
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1746
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1833
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1897
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1850
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1832
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1484
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1507
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1937
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1890
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1633
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$2023
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1834
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1831
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1804