Jeddah vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jeddah	Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1146	$1090
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2809	$2569
🏠 One person rent	$512	$541
🏘️ Family rent	$899	$966
🍽️ Food expenses	$330	$334
🚐 Transport expenses	$176	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2297	$1772
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	31 km
🎓 Higher education	45	43
😀 Quality of life	76	70
🏙️ Population	4.7M	1.42M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 5% more expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 4650th and 4892nd ($1146 vs $1090) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 860th and 2404th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeddah vs Muscat

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	Jeddah	Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.67	$5.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.1	$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.93	$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$13
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$4.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$581
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$976	$1144
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$666	$713
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$63.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.2	$95.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.3	$71.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.57%	5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2107	$1690
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1025	$1296
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.7	$61.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$9.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.78	$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.62	$4.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$5.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$9.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.35	$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$4.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.7	$6.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.52	$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.65	$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.79	$5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$90.8	$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.4	$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.04	$8.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.6	$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.8	$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$410	$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6204	$10296

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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 Muscat

Distance	City	Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi	Seeb	$967
132 km or 82 mi	Nizwa	$780
277 km or 172 mi	Chabahar	$585
284 km or 177 mi	Fujairah	$1239
297 km or 184 mi	Al Ain	$1844
356 km or 221 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
372 km or 231 mi	Ajman	$2240
375 km or 233 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
377 km or 235 mi	Sharjah	$1494
380 km or 236 mi	Dubai	$2379
439 km or 273 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
451 km or 280 mi	Iranshahr	$605
463 km or 288 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
503 km or 313 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
569 km or 354 mi	Jiroft	$518
611 km or 380 mi	Bam	$515
691 km or 429 mi	Zahedan	$829
711 km or 442 mi	Sirjan	$514
739 km or 459 mi	Doha	$1779
740 km or 460 mi	Jahrom	$547
752 km or 467 mi	Al Khor	$1709
757 km or 470 mi	Kerman	$464
770 km or 479 mi	Fasa	$548
797 km or 495 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
858 km or 533 mi	Riffa	$1223
858 km or 533 mi	Manama	$1280
860 km or 534 mi	Isa Town	$1243
865 km or 537 mi	Karachi	$442
870 km or 541 mi	Salalah	$809
873 km or 543 mi	Zabol	$552
898 km or 558 mi	Shiraz	$589
901 km or 560 mi	Dhahran	$1068
902 km or 561 mi	Marvdasht	$563
911 km or 566 mi	Dammam	$1056
926 km or 575 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
938 km or 583 mi	Qatif	$897
960 km or 596 mi	Kazerun	$557
966 km or 600 mi	Borazjan	$546
973 km or 604 mi	Jubail	$901
976 km or 606 mi	Bushehr	$551