Jeddah vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Jeddah	Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1123	$2137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2695	$5153
🏠 One person rent	$511	$1275
🏘️ Family rent	$868	$2202
🍽️ Food expenses	$341	$530
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2204	$3299
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	45	91
😀 Quality of life	75	92
🏙️ Population	4.7M	548K

The cost of living in Jeddah is 47% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 4828th and 1500th ($1123 vs $2137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 53rd 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 1.5 months in Manchester. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Manchester ranked 8th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 1110th and 76th 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	$6.63	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.9	$78.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.03	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$6.48
☕ Cappuccino	$4.08	$4.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$2.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$416	$1425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$359	$953
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$889	$2281
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$640	$1768
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.6	$191
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$296
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$72	$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.57%	5.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2216	$5337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1138	$3610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$2.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.4	$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.7	$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.09	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$3.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.58	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.59	$8.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$3.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.39	$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.97	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.67	$16.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.03	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.04	$5.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$2.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.15	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$94.3	$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.3	$91.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.18	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.5	$85.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.2	$90.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$365	$1753
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6009	$17390

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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 Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$1936
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1877
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$1910
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1894
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1793
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1722
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1849
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1592
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1776
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$1852
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1802
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$2069
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1659
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1752
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1529
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1824
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1860
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1844
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1493
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1761
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$2098
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1898
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1780
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1552
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1585
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1776
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1670
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1788
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1853
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1804
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1789
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1712
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1449
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1889
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1809
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1614
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$1957
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1784
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1797
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1761