Jeddah vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Jeddah	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1123	$2397
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2695	$5694
🏠 One person rent	$511	$1344
🏘️ Family rent	$868	$2215
🍽️ Food expenses	$341	$557
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$345
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2204	$4357
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	45	100
😀 Quality of life	75	100
🏙️ Population	4.7M	5.03M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 53% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 4828th and 923rd ($1123 vs $2397) 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 2 months in Jeddah compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 1110th 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	$52.9	$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.03	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$8.61
☕ Cappuccino	$4.08	$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$416	$1361
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$359	$1146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$889	$2752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$640	$1818
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.6	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$72	$54
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.57%	6.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2216	$7512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1138	$5768
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$3.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.4	$126
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.7	$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.09	$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$4.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.58	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.59	$9.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$3.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.39	$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.97	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$4.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.67	$26.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.03	$6.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.04	$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.15	$4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$94.3	$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$15.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.3	$56.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.18	$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.5	$81.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.2	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$365	$1974
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6009	$21306

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Cities near Jeddah

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

Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1758
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1757
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1876
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1822
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1795
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1799
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1800
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1805
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1892
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1357
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1397
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1829
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1717
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1697
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1788
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1900
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1746
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1798
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2393
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1816
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1748
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2265
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1500
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1674
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1532
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2246
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1732
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1815
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2472
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1997
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2801
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2286
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1833
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2013
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1289
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913