Jeddah vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Jeddah	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1209	$2480
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2848	$5726
🏠 One person rent	$584	$1432
🏘️ Family rent	$940	$2535
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$622
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$274
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2099	$3974
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	45	99
😀 Quality of life	78	96
🏙️ Population	4.7M	2.11M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 51% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 4757th and 916th ($1209 vs $2480) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Saudi Arabia and France, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Jeddah compared to 1.6 months in Paris. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 990th and 14th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeddah vs Paris

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	Jeddah	Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.63	$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.1	$70.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.98	$13.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$8.61
☕ Cappuccino	$3.68	$5.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.85	$4.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$556	$1595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$426	$1144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1019	$2814
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$713	$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.8	$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.5	$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.3	$33.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.97%	3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1688	$14879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1003	$9948
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.32	$2.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.1	$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.61	$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.96	$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$5.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.22	$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.19	$16.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.58	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.61	$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.53	$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.5	$4.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.87	$3.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.15	$3.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$86.8	$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.5	$31
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.04	$25.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.1	$114
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.2	$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$453	$911
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7655	$17184

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Cities near Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$1107
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$964
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$795
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$1168
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$906
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$893
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$902
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$942
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$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

Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2060
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1935
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1975
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2421
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2114
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$2010
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2141
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1803
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1985
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$2028
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1831
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1975
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1991
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1960
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1874
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1860
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1876
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1992
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1911
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1821
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1459
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1654
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1469
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1775
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1448
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1547
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1443
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1383
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1370
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1365
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1358
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1520
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1276
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1650
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1306
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1626
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1437
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1544