Jeddah vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1100
$2356
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2691
$5563
🏠 One person rent
$495
$1336
🏘️ Family rent
$877
$2266
🍽️ Food expenses
$337
$528
🚐 Transport expenses
$143
$338
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1997
$3776
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
45
100
😀 Quality of life
73
98
🏙️ Population
4.7M
4.53M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 53% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 4731st and 933rd ($1100 vs $2356) 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 1.8 months in Jeddah compared to 1.6 months in Melbourne. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 1616th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Jeddah Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.55
$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$67
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.87
$9.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$7
 Cappuccino
$3.86
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$2.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$1387
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$1129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$935
$2874
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$657
$1851
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.2
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.6
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.6
$53.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.77%
6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1859
$8760
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1264
$7587
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.32
$3.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.9
$128
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.3
$22.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.76
$3.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$9.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$2.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.64
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$4.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.7
$28.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.07
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.39
$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.13
$3.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$87.2
$52.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.3
$67.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.19
$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.9
$89.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$331
$1612
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6667
$18868

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$1032
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$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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$1702
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1673
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1658
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1693
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1746
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1708
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1707
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1716
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1701
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1719
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$1688
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1327
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1317
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1707
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1672
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1639
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1622
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$1528
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1819
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1669
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1723
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2604
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1462
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1723
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2203
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1463
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1610
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1430
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2180
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1691
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1404
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2348
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$1903
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$2741
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$1998
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1461
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$1888
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1354
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$1481