Jeddah vs Marseille - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jeddah	Marseille
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1146	$1571
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2809	$3854
🏠 One person rent	$512	$718
🏘️ Family rent	$899	$1250
🍽️ Food expenses	$330	$548
🚐 Transport expenses	$176	$177
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2297	$2090
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	45	43
😀 Quality of life	76	84
🏙️ Population	4.7M	877K

The cost of living in Jeddah is 27% less expensive than in Marseille. Cities ranked 4650th and 3148th ($1146 vs $1571) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 33rd in Saudi Arabia and France, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Jeddah compared to 1.3 months in Marseille. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Marseille ranked 9th in France, while ranked 860th and 400th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeddah vs Marseille

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	Jeddah	Marseille
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.67	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.1	$59.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.93	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$6.15
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$2.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$725
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$559
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$976	$1224
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$666	$1036
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$96.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.2	$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.3	$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.57%	3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2107	$5047
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1025	$3002
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$1.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.7	$46.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$30.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.78	$4.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.62	$22.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$12.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$24.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.35	$8.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.7	$12.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.52	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.65	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.79	$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$90.8	$37.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.4	$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.04	$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.6	$98.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.8	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$410	$745
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6204	$9082

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Marseille

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Aix-en-Provence	$1568
44 km or 27 mi	Miramas	$1496
49 km or 30 mi	Toulon	$1308
68 km or 42 mi	Manosque	$1338
86 km or 53 mi	Avignon	$1338
102 km or 63 mi	Nimes	$1231
126 km or 78 mi	Montpellier	$1472
136 km or 84 mi	Cannes	$1707
144 km or 90 mi	Antibes	$1650
159 km or 99 mi	Nice	$1673
172 km or 107 mi	Monaco City	$6593
172 km or 107 mi	Monte Carlo	$6747
175 km or 109 mi	Beziers	$1233
179 km or 111 mi	Menton	$1364
186 km or 116 mi	Valence	$1182
188 km or 117 mi	Ventimiglia	$1452
193 km or 120 mi	Narbonne	$1093
202 km or 125 mi	Sanremo	$1362
212 km or 132 mi	Grenoble	$1434
212 km or 132 mi	Cuneo	$1074
213 km or 132 mi	Perpignan	$1197
224 km or 139 mi	Imperia	$1344
229 km or 142 mi	Figueres	$1338
230 km or 143 mi	Mondovi	$1203
250 km or 155 mi	Saint-Etienne	$1081
253 km or 157 mi	Rodez	$1361
255 km or 159 mi	Girona	$1539
255 km or 159 mi	Castres	$1391
256 km or 159 mi	Chambery	$1310
269 km or 167 mi	Aix-les-Bains	$1470
270 km or 168 mi	Turin	$1424
273 km or 170 mi	Savona	$1512
274 km or 170 mi	Lloret de Mar	$1237
277 km or 172 mi	Lyon	$1570
277 km or 172 mi	Villeurbanne	$1567
288 km or 179 mi	Asti	$1209
295 km or 184 mi	Annecy	$1522
297 km or 185 mi	Vic	$1076
310 km or 192 mi	Mataro	$1428
311 km or 193 mi	Genoa	$1470