Jeddah vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1210
$1193
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2901
$2748
🏠 One person rent
$583
$598
🏘️ Family rent
$965
$1012
🍽️ Food expenses
$315
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$140
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1673
$1664
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
45
42
😀 Quality of life
76
73
🏙️ Population
4.7M
1.42M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 1% more expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 4730th and 4774th ($1210 vs $1193) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.4 months in Jeddah compared to 1.4 months in Muscat. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 1324th and 2223rd 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
$5.59
$5.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.7
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.5
$7.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$12.4
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$4.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$599
$593
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$415
$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1068
$1094
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$732
$734
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.6
$89.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.5
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.8
$70.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.32%
5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1601
$2006
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1010
$1570
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.11
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.3
$77.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.9
$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.68
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$2.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.27
$5.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.18
$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$4.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.65
$6.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.55
$5.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.54
$5.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$4.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$91.7
$65.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56
$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.03
$8.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.2
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.5
$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$523
$264
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8743
$10581

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$890
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$873
508 km or 315 mi Abha
$871
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$919
645 km or 401 mi Keren
$483
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$834
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$484
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$993
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$864
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1124
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$513
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$350
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$475
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$938
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$738
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$947
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$481
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$1036
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$379
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$439
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$334
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1628
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$338
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$532
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$476
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$748
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$429
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$771
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$872
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$476
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$375
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$753
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$803
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$478

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1082
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$797
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$530
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$1173
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1455
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2356
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1543
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2470
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$559
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$526
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$514
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$717
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$521
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$2100
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$494
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$2015
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$700
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$497
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$558
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1062
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1340
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1218
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$421
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$816
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$525
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$505
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$965
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$485
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1059
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$778
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$471
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$457
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$917
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$454