Jeddah vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1100
$892
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2691
$2228
🏠 One person rent
$495
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$877
$692
🍽️ Food expenses
$337
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$143
$91.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1997
$1519
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
45
20
😀 Quality of life
73
52
🏙️ Population
4.7M
1.18M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 23% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 4731st and 6017th ($1100 vs $892) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 15th in Saudi Arabia.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Jeddah compared to 1.7 months in Medina. Ranked 2nd vs 9th best cities to live in Saudi Arabia, and 1616th vs 6150th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeddah vs Medina

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Jeddah Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.55
$6.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.87
$6.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.33
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$935
$1101
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$657
$356
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.2
$74.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.6
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.6
$71.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.77%
3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1859
$1695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1264
$1066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.32
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.9
$54
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.3
$8.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.76
$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$5.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$7.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.64
$2.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.7
$7.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.07
$5.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.39
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.13
$3.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$87.2
$79
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.3
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.19
$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.9
$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$331
$405
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6667
$9496

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Cities near Jeddah

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

Cities near Medina

Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$844
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1100
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1032
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$996
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$860
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$1013
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1000
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$938
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1361
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$854
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$434
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$920
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$440
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$625
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$280
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$404
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$443
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1642
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$692
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1583
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$583
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$923
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$642
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$449
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$735
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1703
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1678
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1523
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$421
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$737
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$802
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1671
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1687
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$981
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$1047
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$964