Jeddah vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1100
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2691
$2744
🏠 One person rent
$495
$569
🏘️ Family rent
$877
$1098
🍽️ Food expenses
$337
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$143
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1997
$1705
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
45
44
😀 Quality of life
73
68
🏙️ Population
4.7M
1.42M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 2% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 4731st and 4635th ($1100 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Saudi Arabia and Oman, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Jeddah compared to 1.5 months in Muscat. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 1616th and 3535th among best cities to live in the world.

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Jeddah Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.55
$5.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$39
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.87
$7.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$10.5
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$391
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$935
$1239
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$657
$845
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.2
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.6
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.6
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.77%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1859
$1789
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1264
$1167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.32
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.9
$57.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.3
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.76
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$4.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$9.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.64
$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.7
$5.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.07
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.39
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.13
$3.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$87.2
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$9.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.3
$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.19
$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.9
$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$331
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6667
$8464

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$920
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$923
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$879
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1164
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$787
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$779
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$1191
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$1132
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
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$1841
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1612
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2229
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$672
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$758
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$573
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$544
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$822
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$604
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1872
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$798
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1810
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$457
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$890
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$530
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1285
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1375
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1327
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$417
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$844
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$546
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$606
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$959
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$604
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1005
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$868
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$606
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$621
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$910
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$646