Jeddah vs Oslo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Oslo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1210
$2839
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2901
$6013
🏠 One person rent
$583
$1622
🏘️ Family rent
$965
$2504
🍽️ Food expenses
$315
$818
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$197
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1673
$4320
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
37 km
🎓 Higher education
45
81
😀 Quality of life
76
94
🏙️ Population
4.7M
718K

The cost of living in Jeddah is 57% less expensive than in Oslo. Cities ranked 4730th and 381st ($1210 vs $2839) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Saudi Arabia and Norway, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Norway comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Jeddah compared to 1.5 months in Oslo. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Oslo ranked 1st in Norway, while ranked 1324th and 27th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeddah vs Oslo

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Jeddah Oslo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.59
$23.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.7
$113
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.5
$16.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$12.2
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$5.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$4.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$599
$1731
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$415
$1327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1068
$2725
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$732
$2070
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.6
$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.5
$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.8
$47.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.32%
5.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1601
$11707
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1010
$7107
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.11
$4.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.3
$82.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.9
$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$2.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.68
$2.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$4.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$4.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$6.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.27
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$17.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$29.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$3.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$3.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$4.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.18
$20.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$3.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.65
$17.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.55
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.54
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$3.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$91.7
$59.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$18.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56
$69.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.03
$44.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.2
$103
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.5
$139
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$523
$252
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8743
$15566

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$976
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328 km or 204 mi Medina
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$890
410 km or 255 mi Bareq
$873
508 km or 315 mi Abha
$871
597 km or 371 mi Al Wajh
$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
14 km or 8.7 mi Baerum
$2227
25 km or 16 mi Lillestrom
$2384
27 km or 17 mi Asker
$2231
35 km or 22 mi Jessheim
$2281
36 km or 22 mi Drammen
$1935
50 km or 31 mi Moss
$2084
57 km or 35 mi Horten
$1993
68 km or 42 mi Kongsberg
$2156
71 km or 44 mi Tonsberg
$2071
74 km or 46 mi Sarpsborg
$2018
78 km or 48 mi Fredrikstad
$2401
92 km or 57 mi Sandefjord
$2157
96 km or 60 mi Halden
$1855
100 km or 62 mi Hamar
$2092
103 km or 64 mi Skien
$1984
104 km or 65 mi Larvik
$2029
106 km or 66 mi Porsgrunn
$2002
106 km or 66 mi Arvika
$1423
108 km or 67 mi Gjovik
$2236
135 km or 84 mi Lillehammer
$1705
165 km or 103 mi Karlstad
$1481
186 km or 115 mi Uddevalla
$1574
194 km or 120 mi Vanersborg
$1424
197 km or 122 mi Arendal
$1980
201 km or 125 mi Trollhattan
$1358
220 km or 137 mi Mariestad
$1479
241 km or 150 mi Mora
$1625
245 km or 152 mi Skovde
$1503
247 km or 154 mi Ludvika
$1337
252 km or 156 mi Kristiansand
$1840
259 km or 161 mi Gothenburg
$1879
260 km or 162 mi Orebro
$1251
261 km or 162 mi Molndal
$1723
266 km or 166 mi Borlange
$1298
275 km or 171 mi Boras
$1544
276 km or 171 mi Frederikshavn
$1578
281 km or 175 mi Falun
$1810
303 km or 188 mi Sandnes
$2178
304 km or 189 mi Stavanger
$2617
305 km or 190 mi Bergen
$2336