Jeddah vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jeddah	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1155	$2338
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2694	$5128
🏠 One person rent	$541	$1431
🏘️ Family rent	$841	$2096
🍽️ Food expenses	$325	$545
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2303	$3927
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	45	93
😀 Quality of life	79	98
🏙️ Population	4.7M	2.14M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 51% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 4809th and 1191st ($1155 vs $2338) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 3rd in Saudi Arabia and Australia, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Jeddah compared to 1.7 months in Perth. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Perth ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 894th and 12th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeddah vs Perth

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	Jeddah	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.64	$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40	$75.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.98	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.14	$8.17
☕ Cappuccino	$3.64	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.73	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$484	$1454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$393	$1242
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$881	$2492
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$627	$1749
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.5	$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.3	$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67	$51.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.57%	6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2007	$5455
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1025	$4695
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.32	$3.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39	$77
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.61	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.94	$2.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.56	$5.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.64	$8.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$3.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$3.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.52	$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.34	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$4.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.72	$21.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.57	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.5	$5.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.87	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.15	$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$85.1	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56	$58
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.95	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.4	$73.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.8	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$393	$1856
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6703	$13377

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Cities near Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$1162
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$964
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$791
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$1182
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$918
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$903
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$911
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$940
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$500
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$862
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$499
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1008
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$860
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1116
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$533
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$348
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$498
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$967
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$825
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$971
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$498
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$1069
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$365
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$428
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$346
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1627
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$522
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$354
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$589
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$560
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$498
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$826
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$517
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$791
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$925
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$499
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$398
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$769
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$879
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$500

Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1701
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2051
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1853
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1857
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1490
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1911
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1455
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2117
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1753
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1771
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1718
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$531
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$489
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$402
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$834
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1134
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1464
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$588
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1362
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1647
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2058
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$440
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$384
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1738
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1673
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1768
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$409
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$470
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$447
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$457
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2308
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1681
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$512
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1728
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$513
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$456
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$413
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1736