Jeddah vs Nanyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jeddah	Nanyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1146	$632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2809	$1713
🏠 One person rent	$512	$249
🏘️ Family rent	$899	$443
🍽️ Food expenses	$330	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$176	$70.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2297	$732
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	83 km
🎓 Higher education	45	19
😀 Quality of life	76	38
🏙️ Population	4.7M	9.71M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 81% more expensive than in Nanyang. Cities ranked 4650th and 7346th ($1146 vs $632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 147th in Saudi Arabia and China, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Jeddah compared to 1.2 months in Nanyang. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Nanyang ranked 320th in China, while ranked 860th and 7198th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeddah vs Nanyang

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	Jeddah	Nanyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.67	$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.1	$41.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.93	$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$1.39
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$976	$399
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$666	$363
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.2	$60.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.3	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.57%	3.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2107	$3166
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1025	$1817
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.7	$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$3.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.78	$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.62	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$2.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.35	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.7	$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.52	$3.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.65	$4.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.79	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$90.8	$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$6.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.4	$21.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.04	$4.08
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.6	$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.8	$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$410	$344
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6204	$12899

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Nanyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Dengzhou	$600
98 km or 61 mi	Wugang	$571
99 km or 62 mi	Zaoyang	$591
105 km or 66 mi	Laohekou	$582
108 km or 67 mi	Danjiangkou	$583
109 km or 68 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
110 km or 68 mi	Xiangyang	$604
134 km or 83 mi	Ruzhou	$538
140 km or 87 mi	Zhumadian	$637
145 km or 90 mi	Yicheng	$577
152 km or 95 mi	Luohe	$591
155 km or 96 mi	Yuzhou	$552
163 km or 101 mi	Suizhou	$621
165 km or 103 mi	Xuchang	$586
169 km or 105 mi	Shiyan	$576
169 km or 105 mi	Dengfeng	$529
174 km or 108 mi	Xinyang	$655
178 km or 110 mi	Changge	$547
185 km or 115 mi	Luoyang	$505
188 km or 117 mi	Xinmi	$528
191 km or 119 mi	Xinzheng	$538
193 km or 120 mi	Yanshi	$509
196 km or 122 mi	Guangshui	$619
199 km or 124 mi	Gongyi	$522
204 km or 126 mi	Zhongxiang	$577
208 km or 129 mi	Zhoukou	$580
214 km or 133 mi	Mengzhou	$505
214 km or 133 mi	Xingyang	$519
220 km or 137 mi	Jingmen	$588
221 km or 137 mi	Zhengzhou	$512
222 km or 138 mi	Anlu	$615
226 km or 140 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
226 km or 141 mi	Jingshan	$584
228 km or 142 mi	Lingbao	$559
232 km or 144 mi	Jiyuan	$520
233 km or 145 mi	Sanmenxia	$564
236 km or 146 mi	Qinyang	$504
249 km or 155 mi	Yingcheng	$600
251 km or 156 mi	Dangyang	$558
256 km or 159 mi	Jiaozuo	$479