Jeddah vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1209
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2848
$2617
🏠 One person rent
$584
$560
🏘️ Family rent
$940
$941
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2099
$1786
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
45
42
😀 Quality of life
78
74
🏙️ Population
4.7M
1.42M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 7% more expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 4757th and 4940th ($1209 vs $1135) 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 1.7 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 990th and 2105th 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
$6.63
$5.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.1
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.98
$7.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.11
$13
☕ Cappuccino
$3.68
$4.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$556
$578
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1019
$1059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$713
$678
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.8
$77.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.5
$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.3
$70.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.97%
5.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1688
$1728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1003
$1539
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.32
$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.1
$74.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$0.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.41
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.22
$4.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.19
$6.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$9.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.58
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$3.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.61
$6.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.53
$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.5
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.15
$4.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$86.8
$57.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.5
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.1
$55
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.2
$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$453
$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7655
$10792

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$906
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$893
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$902
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$942
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$498
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$815
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$497
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$865
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1104
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$531
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$369
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$491
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$931
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$775
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$931
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$498
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$1074
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$385
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$448
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$354
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1632
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$360
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$551
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$492
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$810
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$479
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$858
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$491
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$415
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$776
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$819
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$494

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1080
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$796
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$575
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$1214
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$1457
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2183
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1473
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2420
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$627
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$575
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$563
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$813
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$545
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$2014
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$545
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1923
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$761
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$541
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$613
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1109
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1309
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1192
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$434
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$825
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$561
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$565
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$931
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$547
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1037
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$823
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$523
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$489
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$928
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$465