Jeddah vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jeddah	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1146	$840
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2809	$1956
🏠 One person rent	$512	$405
🏘️ Family rent	$899	$721
🍽️ Food expenses	$330	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$176	$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2297	$191
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	45	29
😀 Quality of life	76	36
🏙️ Population	4.7M	159K

The cost of living in Jeddah is 36% more expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 4650th and 6298th ($1146 vs $840) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Saudi Arabia and Cape Verde, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Cape Verde comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Jeddah compared to 0.2 months in Praia. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 860th and 7365th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeddah vs Praia

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	Jeddah	Praia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.67	$5.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.1	$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.93	$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$2.07
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$976	$821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$666	$460
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$92.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.2	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.3	$45.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.57%	8.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2107	$1102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1025	$879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.7	$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.78	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.62	$18.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$4.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$3.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$3.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.35	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.7	$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.52	$3.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.65	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.79	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$90.8	$25.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.4	$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.04	$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.6	$32.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.8	$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$410	$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6204	$2887

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$838
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$865
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1114
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1046
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1052
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$507
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$960
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$552
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$477
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$998
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$970
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1000
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$647
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$675
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$827
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$964
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$804
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$998
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1061
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$998
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$1346
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$1019
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$1278
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$1272
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$1007
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1612
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1558
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1287
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1665
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1361
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1371
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$523
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1268
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$569
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$487
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$559
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$490
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$491