Jeddah vs Maoming - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jeddah	Maoming
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1146	$756
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2809	$2050
🏠 One person rent	$512	$409
🏘️ Family rent	$899	$794
🍽️ Food expenses	$330	$199
🚐 Transport expenses	$176	$68.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2297	$971
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	39 km
🎓 Higher education	45	29
😀 Quality of life	76	44
🏙️ Population	4.7M	6.17M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 52% more expensive than in Maoming. Cities ranked 4650th and 6647th ($1146 vs $756) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 39th in Saudi Arabia and China, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Jeddah compared to 1.3 months in Maoming. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Maoming ranked 136th in China, while ranked 860th and 6657th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeddah vs Maoming

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	Jeddah	Maoming
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.67	$2.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.1	$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.93	$3.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$1.26
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$477
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$976	$967
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$666	$684
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$27.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.2	$41.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.3	$11.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.57%	4.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2107	$6271
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1025	$3451
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.7	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$2.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$0.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.78	$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.62	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$4.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$5.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$0.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.35	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$0.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.7	$3.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.52	$6.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.65	$5.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.79	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$90.8	$30.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$6.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.4	$31.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.04	$9.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.6	$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.8	$68.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$410	$476
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6204	$17434

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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 Maoming

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Gaozhou	$761
74 km or 46 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
110 km or 68 mi	Yangjiang	$877
133 km or 83 mi	Yulin	$771
181 km or 113 mi	Yunfu	$823
189 km or 118 mi	Beihai	$642
193 km or 120 mi	Haikou	$650
199 km or 124 mi	Kaiping	$812
207 km or 128 mi	Wuzhou	$803
209 km or 130 mi	Guigang	$702
221 km or 137 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
240 km or 149 mi	Qinzhou	$592
245 km or 153 mi	Jiangmen	$804
269 km or 167 mi	Zhongshan	$461
271 km or 168 mi	Fangchenggang	$573
272 km or 169 mi	Foshan	$611
277 km or 172 mi	Macau	$1588
282 km or 175 mi	Zhuhai	$653
288 km or 179 mi	Laibin	$598
291 km or 181 mi	Guangzhou	$774
297 km or 185 mi	Nanning	$549
313 km or 194 mi	Hezhou	$758
314 km or 195 mi	Qingyuan	$794
329 km or 205 mi	Dongguan	$656
333 km or 207 mi	Liuzhou	$579
337 km or 210 mi	Shenzhen	$916
341 km or 212 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
344 km or 214 mi	Kowloon	$2432
376 km or 233 mi	Chongzuo	$564
378 km or 235 mi	Lianzhou	$755
383 km or 238 mi	Cam Pha	$569
394 km or 245 mi	Huizhou	$601
405 km or 252 mi	Ha Long	$582
406 km or 252 mi	Guilin	$522
407 km or 253 mi	Sanya	$763
443 km or 275 mi	Shaoguan	$818
444 km or 276 mi	Hechi	$575
451 km or 280 mi	Haiphong	$591
451 km or 281 mi	Heyuan	$764
471 km or 293 mi	Shanwei	$936