Jeddah vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Jeddah	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1100	$1311
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2691	$3194
🏠 One person rent	$495	$558
🏘️ Family rent	$877	$943
🍽️ Food expenses	$337	$475
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1997	$1269
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	45	48
😀 Quality of life	73	76
🏙️ Population	4.7M	1.32M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 16% less expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 4731st and 4149th ($1100 vs $1311) 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 1.8 months in Jeddah compared to 1 months in Montevideo. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 1616th and 824th 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	$6.55	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.5	$46.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.87	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$3.68
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$4.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.73	$2.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$472	$578
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$335	$409
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$935	$951
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$657	$745
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.2	$78.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.6	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73.6	$36
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.77%	7.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1859	$2918
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1264	$2297
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.32	$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.9	$49.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.3	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.64	$1.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$2.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.76	$4.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.58	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.5	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$3.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.64	$8.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.7	$5.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.07	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.02	$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.39	$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.13	$4.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$87.2	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.9	$9.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.3	$48.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.19	$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.9	$98.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$331	$387
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6667	$7392

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Cities near Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$1032
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$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

Cities near Montevideo

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Barros Blancos	$1187
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad de la Costa	$1186
85 km or 53 mi	Florida	$1123
102 km or 63 mi	Minas	$1186
110 km or 69 mi	Maldonado	$989
113 km or 70 mi	Punta del Este	$1672
155 km or 96 mi	Berisso	$491
163 km or 101 mi	La Plata	$465
168 km or 104 mi	Durazno	$1101
187 km or 116 mi	Berazategui	$679
189 km or 118 mi	Ezpeleta	$678
192 km or 120 mi	Quilmes	$705
194 km or 121 mi	Bernal	$661
197 km or 122 mi	San Francisco Solano	$598
197 km or 123 mi	Wilde	$650
199 km or 124 mi	Villa Dominico	$645
200 km or 124 mi	Monte Chingolo	$589
201 km or 125 mi	Burzaco	$558
201 km or 125 mi	Rafael Calzada	$540
202 km or 126 mi	Glew	$581
202 km or 126 mi	Florencio Varela	$559
203 km or 126 mi	Longchamps	$577
203 km or 126 mi	Temperley	$536
204 km or 127 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$547
205 km or 127 mi	Buenos Aires	$791
205 km or 127 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$608
205 km or 127 mi	Lanus	$657
210 km or 130 mi	Monte Grande	$579
214 km or 133 mi	Ciudad Madero	$643
214 km or 133 mi	Ezeiza	$597
216 km or 134 mi	Ciudad Evita	$624
217 km or 135 mi	Florida Este	$658
217 km or 135 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$648
217 km or 135 mi	La Tablada	$639
218 km or 135 mi	Caseros	$658
219 km or 136 mi	San Justo	$642
219 km or 136 mi	San Isidro	$683
221 km or 137 mi	Ramos Mejia	$650
221 km or 137 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$626
221 km or 138 mi	Isidro Casanova	$639