Jeddah vs Palermo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Jeddah	Palermo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1123	$1211
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2695	$2938
🏠 One person rent	$511	$539
🏘️ Family rent	$868	$917
🍽️ Food expenses	$341	$434
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2204	$1406
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	45	19
😀 Quality of life	75	75
🏙️ Population	4.7M	630K

The cost of living in Jeddah is 7% less expensive than in Palermo. Cities ranked 4828th and 4571st ($1123 vs $1211) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 118th in Saudi Arabia and Italy, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Jeddah compared to 1.2 months in Palermo. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Palermo ranked 46th in Italy, while ranked 1110th and 1004th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeddah vs Palermo

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	Jeddah	Palermo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.63	$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.9	$46.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.03	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$5.35
☕ Cappuccino	$4.08	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$416	$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$359	$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$889	$869
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$640	$680
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.6	$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$72	$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.57%	4.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2216	$2248
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1138	$1066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.4	$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.7	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.09	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$3.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.58	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.59	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.39	$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.97	$7.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.67	$5.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.03	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.04	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.15	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$94.3	$44.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$8.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.3	$74
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.18	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.5	$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.2	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$365	$314
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6009	$7103

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Cities near Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$940
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$1096
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$837
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$853
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$895
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$895
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$915
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$879
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$491
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$828
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$492
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1021
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$934
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1094
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$524
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$324
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$488
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$940
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$944
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$988
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$490
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$988
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$314
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$333
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$278
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1586
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$513
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$294
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$499
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$550
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$491
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$686
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$393
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$821
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$935
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$489
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$350
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$806
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$868
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$491

Cities near Palermo

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 46 mi	Trapani	$1005
89 km or 55 mi	Marsala	$1086
91 km or 57 mi	Agrigento	$1031
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1134
140 km or 87 mi	Gela	$990
166 km or 103 mi	Catania	$1229
179 km or 111 mi	Ragusa	$1172
192 km or 119 mi	Messina	$1157
200 km or 124 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1160
206 km or 128 mi	Syracuse	$1188
246 km or 153 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1356
258 km or 160 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1649
263 km or 163 mi	Naxxar	$1519
264 km or 164 mi	Mosta	$1434
265 km or 164 mi	San Gwann	$1643
265 km or 165 mi	Sliema	$1771
265 km or 165 mi	Birkirkara	$1591
266 km or 165 mi	Gzira	$1747
267 km or 166 mi	Valletta	$1649
270 km or 168 mi	Zabbar	$1334
272 km or 169 mi	Marsaskala	$1341
273 km or 169 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1567
283 km or 176 mi	Cosenza	$1057
294 km or 183 mi	Catanzaro	$1212
297 km or 185 mi	Nabeul	$442
300 km or 186 mi	Amalfi	$1632
301 km or 187 mi	La Marsa	$522
303 km or 188 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1400
309 km or 192 mi	Salerno	$1473
312 km or 194 mi	Naples	$1449
312 km or 194 mi	Aryanah	$490
317 km or 197 mi	Tunis	$563
321 km or 199 mi	Bizerte	$344
321 km or 200 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1320
324 km or 201 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1323
335 km or 208 mi	Avellino	$1208
338 km or 210 mi	Aversa	$1148
339 km or 210 mi	Caserta	$1294
339 km or 210 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1148
344 km or 214 mi	Crotone	$1272