Jeddah vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jeddah	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1146	$1346
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2809	$3323
🏠 One person rent	$512	$553
🏘️ Family rent	$899	$945
🍽️ Food expenses	$330	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$176	$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2297	$962
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	45	48
😀 Quality of life	76	75
🏙️ Population	4.7M	1.32M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 15% less expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 4650th and 4065th ($1146 vs $1346) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Saudi Arabia and Uruguay, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Uruguay comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Jeddah compared to 0.7 months in Montevideo. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 860th and 1043rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeddah vs Montevideo

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	Jeddah	Montevideo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.67	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.1	$48.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.93	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$4.26
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$4.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$1.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$552
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$976	$1003
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$666	$720
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$84
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.2	$129
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.3	$39.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.57%	5.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2107	$2966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1025	$2929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$1.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.7	$50.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$2.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.78	$4.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.62	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$9.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$9.37
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$3.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$3.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.35	$9.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$2.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.7	$4.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.52	$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.65	$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$3.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.79	$3.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$90.8	$57.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$9.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.4	$82.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.04	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.6	$88.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.8	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$410	$393
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6204	$8232

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Cities near Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$979
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$829
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$1215
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$905
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$902
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$910
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$961
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$488
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$861
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$486
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$937
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1131
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$520
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$329
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$482
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$969
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$846
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$1006
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$487
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$1078
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$335
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$362
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$342
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1637
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$336
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$546
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$481
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$662
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$381
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$482
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$360
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$781
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$877
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$486

Cities near Montevideo

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Barros Blancos	$1188
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad de la Costa	$1189
85 km or 53 mi	Florida	$1120
102 km or 63 mi	Minas	$1238
110 km or 69 mi	Maldonado	$965
113 km or 70 mi	Punta del Este	$1582
155 km or 96 mi	Berisso	$807
163 km or 101 mi	La Plata	$803
168 km or 104 mi	Durazno	$1094
187 km or 116 mi	Berazategui	$853
189 km or 118 mi	Ezpeleta	$828
192 km or 120 mi	Quilmes	$552
194 km or 121 mi	Bernal	$643
197 km or 122 mi	San Francisco Solano	$803
197 km or 123 mi	Wilde	$741
199 km or 124 mi	Villa Dominico	$805
200 km or 124 mi	Monte Chingolo	$838
201 km or 125 mi	Burzaco	$859
201 km or 125 mi	Rafael Calzada	$856
202 km or 126 mi	Glew	$863
202 km or 126 mi	Florencio Varela	$863
203 km or 126 mi	Longchamps	$865
203 km or 126 mi	Temperley	$849
204 km or 127 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$865
205 km or 127 mi	Buenos Aires	$1130
205 km or 127 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$923
205 km or 127 mi	Lanus	$979
210 km or 130 mi	Monte Grande	$877
214 km or 133 mi	Ciudad Madero	$932
214 km or 133 mi	Ezeiza	$889
216 km or 134 mi	Ciudad Evita	$921
217 km or 135 mi	Florida Este	$924
217 km or 135 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$938
217 km or 135 mi	La Tablada	$938
218 km or 135 mi	Caseros	$939
219 km or 136 mi	San Justo	$963
219 km or 136 mi	San Isidro	$952
221 km or 137 mi	Ramos Mejia	$936
221 km or 137 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$925
221 km or 138 mi	Isidro Casanova	$940