Jeddah vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1209
$836
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2848
$2112
🏠 One person rent
$584
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$940
$716
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$295
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$54
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2099
$632
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
45
59
😀 Quality of life
78
68
🏙️ Population
4.7M
2M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 45% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 4757th and 6618th ($1209 vs $836) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Saudi Arabia and Belarus, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Belarus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Jeddah compared to 0.8 months in Minsk. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 990th and 4692nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Jeddah Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.63
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.1
$38.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.98
$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.11
$1.36
☕ Cappuccino
$3.68
$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$556
$494
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$329
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1019
$888
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$713
$591
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.8
$35.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.5
$54.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.3
$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.97%
15.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1688
$2225
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1003
$1419
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.32
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.1
$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$4.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.41
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.22
$7.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.19
$4.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$8.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.58
$8.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.61
$2.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.53
$6.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.5
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.15
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$86.8
$34.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.5
$14.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$4.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.1
$44
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.2
$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$453
$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7655
$12897

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$906
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$893
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$902
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$942
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$628
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$568
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$450
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1461
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$622
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$1003
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$335
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$484
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$952
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$907
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$399
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$890
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1279
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$545
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$947
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$1012
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$853
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1133
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1214
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$589
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$912
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$589
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1184
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$1001
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1109
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$500
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1062
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1027
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$405
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$554
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$908
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$1028
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1248
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$1188
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$562
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1220
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1423
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$944
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$903
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$882