Jeddah vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Jeddah	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1209	$2496
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2848	$6197
🏠 One person rent	$584	$1388
🏘️ Family rent	$940	$2468
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$606
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$346
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2099	$4328
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	45	100
😀 Quality of life	78	100
🏙️ Population	4.7M	5.35M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 52% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 4757th and 893rd ($1209 vs $2496) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in Saudi Arabia and Australia, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Jeddah compared to 1.7 months in Melbourne. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 990th and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeddah vs Melbourne

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	Jeddah	Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.63	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.1	$71.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.98	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$9.06
☕ Cappuccino	$3.68	$4.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.85	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$556	$1549
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$426	$1138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1019	$2861
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$713	$2079
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.8	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.5	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.3	$52.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.97%	5.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1688	$7481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1003	$6465
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.32	$3.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.1	$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.61	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.96	$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$5.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.22	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.19	$9.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$3.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$3.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$4.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$3.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.58	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$5.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.61	$25.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.53	$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.5	$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.87	$3.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.15	$2.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$86.8	$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.5	$53.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.04	$26.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.1	$80
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.2	$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$453	$2232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7655	$26129

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Cities near Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$1107
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$964
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$795
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$1168
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$906
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$893
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$902
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$942
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$498
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$815
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$497
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1005
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$865
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1104
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$531
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$369
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$491
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$931
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$775
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$931
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$498
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$1074
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$385
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$448
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$354
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1632
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$515
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$360
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$598
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$551
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$492
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$810
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$479
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$790
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$858
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$491
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$415
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$776
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$819
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$494

Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1829
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1822
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1894
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1928
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1906
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1889
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1860
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1896
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2217
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1604
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1487
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1979
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1815
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1898
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1824
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1753
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2223
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1904
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1821
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2308
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1477
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1699
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1695
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2338
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1710
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1867
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2482
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$2050
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2844
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2379
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1997
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1288
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172