Jeddah vs Port Moresby - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Jeddah	Port Moresby
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1100	$537
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2691	$1336
🏠 One person rent	$495	$232
🏘️ Family rent	$877	$429
🍽️ Food expenses	$337	$212
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$36.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1997	$402
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	45	17
😀 Quality of life	73	53
🏙️ Population	4.7M	317K

The cost of living in Jeddah is 105% more expensive than in Port Moresby. Cities ranked 4731st and 8225th ($1100 vs $537) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Saudi Arabia and Papua New Guinea, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Papua New Guinea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Jeddah compared to 0.7 months in Port Moresby. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Port Moresby ranked 1st in Papua New Guinea, while ranked 1616th and 6125th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeddah vs Port Moresby

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	Jeddah	Port Moresby
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.55	$3.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.5	$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.87	$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$1.79
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.73	$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$472	$228
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$335	$150
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$935	$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$657	$309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.2	$40.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.6	$62.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73.6	$26.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.77%	11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1859	$1374
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1264	$820
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.32	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.9	$18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.3	$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.64	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.76	$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.58	$6.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.5	$4.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$6.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.64	$7.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.7	$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.07	$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.02	$3.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.39	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.13	$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$87.2	$22.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.9	$4.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.3	$19.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.19	$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.9	$33
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$64.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$331	$131
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6667	$3799

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Cities near Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$1032
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$1361
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$844
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$892
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$938
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$920
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$923
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$879
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$466
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$860
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$467
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1085
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$1047
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1095
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$498
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$280
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$467
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$1013
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$996
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$1061
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$466
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$1000
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$404
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$443
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$434
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1642
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$489
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$440
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$603
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$523
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$467
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$800
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$625
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$857
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$959
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$466
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$449
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$854
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$899
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$470

Cities near Port Moresby

Distance	City	Cost of living
306 km or 190 mi	Lae	$522
841 km or 523 mi	Cairns	$1397
1050 km or 652 mi	Jayapura	$446
1088 km or 676 mi	Townsville	$1249
1404 km or 872 mi	Honiara	$1425
1489 km or 925 mi	Auki	$1422
1586 km or 986 mi	Rockhampton	$1413
1656 km or 1029 mi	Gladstone	$1545
1734 km or 1077 mi	Manokwari	$495
1796 km or 1116 mi	Bundaberg	$1621
1810 km or 1125 mi	Darwin	$1859
1859 km or 1155 mi	Hervey Bay	$1756
2003 km or 1244 mi	Sorong	$504
2008 km or 1248 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1843
2026 km or 1259 mi	Caloundra	$1816
2049 km or 1273 mi	Caboolture	$1881
2071 km or 1287 mi	Toowoomba	$1552
2093 km or 1301 mi	Brisbane	$2356
2101 km or 1306 mi	Ipswich	$1785
2119 km or 1317 mi	Alice Springs	$1444
2157 km or 1341 mi	Southport	$2011
2163 km or 1344 mi	Gold Coast	$2152
2192 km or 1362 mi	Ambon	$508
2235 km or 1389 mi	Byron Bay	$1862
2273 km or 1413 mi	Luganville	$2943
2276 km or 1414 mi	Baucau	$506
2342 km or 1455 mi	Melekeok	$1160
2343 km or 1456 mi	Ngerulmud	$1164
2371 km or 1473 mi	Dili	$514
2376 km or 1477 mi	Ainaro	$506
2384 km or 1481 mi	Armidale	$1354
2397 km or 1489 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
2403 km or 1493 mi	Yaren	$744
2407 km or 1496 mi	Maliana	$505
2461 km or 1529 mi	Port Vila	$1841
2470 km or 1535 mi	Ternate	$431
2487 km or 1545 mi	Paita	$1597
2495 km or 1550 mi	Dumbea	$1597
2502 km or 1554 mi	Noumea	$1648
2512 km or 1561 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688