Jeddah vs Puebla - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jeddah	Puebla
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1146	$981
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2809	$2527
🏠 One person rent	$512	$458
🏘️ Family rent	$899	$914
🍽️ Food expenses	$330	$311
🚐 Transport expenses	$176	$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2297	$651
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	45	35
😀 Quality of life	76	53
🏙️ Population	4.7M	1.43M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 17% more expensive than in Puebla. Cities ranked 4650th and 5623rd ($1146 vs $981) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 19th in Saudi Arabia and Mexico, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Jeddah compared to 0.7 months in Puebla. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Puebla ranked 12th in Mexico, while ranked 860th and 6026th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeddah vs Puebla

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	Jeddah	Puebla
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.67	$7.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.1	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.93	$7.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$2.38
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$2.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$461
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$384
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$976	$908
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$666	$821
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.2	$47.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.3	$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.57%	11.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2107	$772
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1025	$601
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.7	$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$2.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.78	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.62	$6.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$5.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$9.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.35	$9.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.7	$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.52	$5.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.65	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.79	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$90.8	$45.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.4	$35.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.04	$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.6	$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.8	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$410	$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6204	$9705

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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 Puebla

Distance	City	Cost of living
30 km or 18 mi	Atlixco	$825
75 km or 47 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$820
82 km or 51 mi	Cuautla	$858
82 km or 51 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$828
86 km or 53 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$787
90 km or 56 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$814
103 km or 64 mi	Jiutepec	$752
106 km or 66 mi	Mexico City	$1160
107 km or 66 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$704
108 km or 67 mi	Cuernavaca	$745
109 km or 68 mi	Tehuacan	$485
116 km or 72 mi	Tlalnepantla	$741
117 km or 73 mi	Naucalpan	$800
119 km or 74 mi	Tultepec	$747
120 km or 74 mi	Orizaba	$724
120 km or 74 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$770
122 km or 76 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$849
124 km or 77 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$742
124 km or 77 mi	Teziutlan	$770
124 km or 77 mi	Zumpango	$761
131 km or 81 mi	Pachuca	$632
136 km or 85 mi	Cordoba	$759
140 km or 87 mi	Coatepec	$700
147 km or 91 mi	Xalapa	$574
153 km or 95 mi	Toluca	$696
156 km or 97 mi	Taxco	$788
160 km or 99 mi	Iguala	$821
183 km or 114 mi	Poza Rica	$635
206 km or 128 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
215 km or 134 mi	Chilpancingo	$608
217 km or 135 mi	Veracruz	$724
238 km or 148 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
260 km or 162 mi	Alvarado	$716
268 km or 167 mi	Oaxaca	$812
284 km or 177 mi	Queretaro	$983
301 km or 187 mi	Acapulco	$756
314 km or 195 mi	Santiago Tuxtla	$700
318 km or 197 mi	Celaya	$638
320 km or 199 mi	Morelia	$717
323 km or 201 mi	San Andres Tuxtla	$699