Jeddah vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Jeddah	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1123	$1331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2695	$3221
🏠 One person rent	$511	$554
🏘️ Family rent	$868	$897
🍽️ Food expenses	$341	$464
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2204	$1147
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	45	48
😀 Quality of life	75	76
🏙️ Population	4.7M	1.32M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 16% less expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 4828th and 4267th ($1123 vs $1331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 0.9 months in Montevideo. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 1110th and 940th 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	$6.63	$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.9	$45.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.03	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$3.59
☕ Cappuccino	$4.08	$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$1.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$416	$561
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$359	$395
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$889	$932
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$640	$670
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.6	$85.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$72	$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.57%	5.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2216	$2796
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1138	$2616
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.4	$52.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.7	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.09	$2.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$4.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.58	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.59	$9.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$9.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$3.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.39	$3.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.97	$9.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$2.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.67	$5.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.03	$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.04	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$3.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.15	$3.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$94.3	$57.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.3	$69.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.18	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.5	$93.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.2	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$365	$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6009	$7936

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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 Montevideo

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Barros Blancos	$1169
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad de la Costa	$1171
85 km or 53 mi	Florida	$1096
102 km or 63 mi	Minas	$1188
110 km or 69 mi	Maldonado	$968
113 km or 70 mi	Punta del Este	$1505
155 km or 96 mi	Berisso	$622
163 km or 101 mi	La Plata	$616
168 km or 104 mi	Durazno	$1080
187 km or 116 mi	Berazategui	$683
189 km or 118 mi	Ezpeleta	$627
192 km or 120 mi	Quilmes	$481
194 km or 121 mi	Bernal	$540
197 km or 122 mi	San Francisco Solano	$672
197 km or 123 mi	Wilde	$620
199 km or 124 mi	Villa Dominico	$672
200 km or 124 mi	Monte Chingolo	$717
201 km or 125 mi	Burzaco	$740
201 km or 125 mi	Rafael Calzada	$752
202 km or 126 mi	Glew	$721
202 km or 126 mi	Florencio Varela	$748
203 km or 126 mi	Longchamps	$728
203 km or 126 mi	Temperley	$766
204 km or 127 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$801
205 km or 127 mi	Buenos Aires	$909
205 km or 127 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$783
205 km or 127 mi	Lanus	$808
210 km or 130 mi	Monte Grande	$752
214 km or 133 mi	Ciudad Madero	$773
214 km or 133 mi	Ezeiza	$749
216 km or 134 mi	Ciudad Evita	$769
217 km or 135 mi	Florida Este	$777
217 km or 135 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$777
217 km or 135 mi	La Tablada	$779
218 km or 135 mi	Caseros	$770
219 km or 136 mi	San Justo	$790
219 km or 136 mi	San Isidro	$812
221 km or 137 mi	Ramos Mejia	$764
221 km or 137 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$770
221 km or 138 mi	Isidro Casanova	$771