Jeddah vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1155
$1081
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2694
$2496
🏠 One person rent
$541
$532
🏘️ Family rent
$841
$885
🍽️ Food expenses
$325
$333
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2303
$1722
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
45
43
😀 Quality of life
79
75
🏙️ Population
4.7M
1.42M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 7% more expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 4809th and 5037th ($1155 vs $1081) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Saudi Arabia and Oman, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Jeddah compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 894th and 1796th among best cities to live in the world.

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Jeddah Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.64
$5.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.98
$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$13
☕ Cappuccino
$3.64
$4.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$555
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$393
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$881
$1015
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$627
$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.5
$66.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.3
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67
$68.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.57%
5.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2007
$1488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1025
$1333
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.32
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39
$65.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$9.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.56
$2.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$3.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.64
$5.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$9.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.34
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$3.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.72
$6.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.57
$5.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.5
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.15
$4.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$85.1
$50.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56
$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.95
$8.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.4
$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.8
$83.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$393
$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6703
$11063

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$903
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$911
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$940
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$500
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$862
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$499
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$860
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1116
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$533
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$348
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$498
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$967
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$825
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$971
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$498
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$1069
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$365
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$428
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$346
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1627
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$522
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$354
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$560
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$498
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$826
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$517
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$791
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$925
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$499
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$398
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$769
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$879
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$500

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$1078
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$792
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$573
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$1228
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$1449
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$1398
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$2521
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$1183
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$1419
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2514
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$624
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$632
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$568
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$557
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$808
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$534
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1849
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$530
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1770
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$761
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$529
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$604
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1201
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1237
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1230
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$430
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$817
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$558
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$553
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$908
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$530
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1008
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$806
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$873
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$503
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$477
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$930
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$453