Jeddah vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jeddah	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1146	$2075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2809	$4845
🏠 One person rent	$512	$1197
🏘️ Family rent	$899	$1925
🍽️ Food expenses	$330	$531
🚐 Transport expenses	$176	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2297	$3655
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	45	93
😀 Quality of life	76	98
🏙️ Population	4.7M	2.14M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 45% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 4650th and 1654th ($1146 vs $2075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 7th 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 1.8 months in Perth. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Perth ranked 3rd in Australia, while ranked 860th and 6th 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	$6.67	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.1	$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.93	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$8.05
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$1325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$991
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$976	$2282
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$666	$1602
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$91.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.2	$139
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.3	$47.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.57%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2107	$4862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1025	$3869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.7	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$20.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.78	$4.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.62	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$9.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$3.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.04
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$2.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.35	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$4.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.7	$20.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.52	$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.65	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$2.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.79	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$90.8	$40.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.4	$55.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.04	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.6	$70.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.8	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$410	$1852
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6204	$11252

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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 Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1643
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$1971
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1585
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1730
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1440
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1431
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$1978
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1691
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$509
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$497
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$355
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$845
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1267
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1390
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$597
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1291
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1617
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1981
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$453
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$365
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1669
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1625
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1691
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$410
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$614
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$464
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$510
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2194
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1620
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$503
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1671
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$501
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$486
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$505
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1645