Jeddah vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1123
$873
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2695
$2221
🏠 One person rent
$511
$395
🏘️ Family rent
$868
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$341
$264
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2204
$417
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
45
67
😀 Quality of life
75
53
🏙️ Population
4.7M
2.53M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 29% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 4828th and 6207th ($1123 vs $873) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Saudi Arabia and Colombia, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Colombia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 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 1110th and 6039th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeddah vs Medellin

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Jeddah Medellin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.63
$5.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.9
$24
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.03
$6.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$1.83
☕ Cappuccino
$4.08
$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$416
$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$359
$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$889
$864
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$640
$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.6
$45.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$70.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72
$21.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.57%
15.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2216
$1473
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1138
$1403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.33
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.4
$43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.7
$12.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$5.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.59
$5.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.67
$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.03
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.04
$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.41
$2.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.15
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$94.3
$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$4.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.3
$35.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.5
$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$365
$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6009
$6129

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$871
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$789
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$653
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$661
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$641
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$619
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$562
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$541
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$501
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$641
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$573
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$681
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$483
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$748
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$634
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$868
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$477
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$526
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$620
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$851
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$642
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$584
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$523
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$718
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$652
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$475
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$733
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$590
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$638
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$506
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$582
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$687
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$520
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$552
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$601
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$598
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$592
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$598
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$462
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$617