Jeddah vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1100
$867
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2691
$2196
🏠 One person rent
$495
$387
🏘️ Family rent
$877
$760
🍽️ Food expenses
$337
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$143
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1997
$412
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
45
67
😀 Quality of life
73
54
🏙️ Population
4.7M
2.53M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 27% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 4731st and 6140th ($1100 vs $867) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Saudi Arabia and Colombia, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Colombia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Jeddah compared to 0.5 months in Medellin. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Medellin ranked 2nd in Colombia, while ranked 1616th and 5994th among best cities to live in the world.

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Jeddah Medellin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.55
$5.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$22.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.87
$6.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.5
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$1.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$435
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$935
$819
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$657
$629
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.2
$45.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.6
$69.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.6
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.77%
14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1859
$1728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1264
$1560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.32
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.9
$45.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.3
$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.76
$2.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$5.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$5.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$9.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.64
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.7
$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.07
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.39
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.13
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$87.2
$29.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$4.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.3
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.19
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.9
$53.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$331
$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6667
$6416

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Distance City Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi Mecca
$1032
296 km or 184 mi Port Sudan
$1361
307 km or 191 mi Yanbu
$844
328 km or 204 mi Medina
$892
395 km or 246 mi Bisha
$938
410 km or 255 mi Bareq
$920
508 km or 315 mi Abha
$923
597 km or 371 mi Al Wajh
$879
645 km or 401 mi Keren
$466
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$860
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$467
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$1047
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1095
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$498
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$280
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$467
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$1013
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$996
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$1061
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$466
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$1000
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$404
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$443
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$434
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1642
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$440
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$523
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$467
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$800
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$625
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$959
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$466
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$449
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$854
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$899
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$470

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$812
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$778
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$727
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$649
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$639
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$639
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$567
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$551
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$525
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$433
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$592
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$645
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$416
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$724
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$624
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$883
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$493
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$511
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$633
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$617
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$649
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$612
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$597
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$552
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$648
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$530
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$720
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$612
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$573
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$536
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$582
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$594
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$507
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$708
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$595
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$593
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$589
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$592
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$455
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$617