Jeddah vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1100
$2723
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2691
$5671
🏠 One person rent
$495
$1643
🏘️ Family rent
$877
$2600
🍽️ Food expenses
$337
$800
🚐 Transport expenses
$143
$86.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1997
$3682
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
45
53
😀 Quality of life
73
89
🏙️ Population
4.7M
140K

The cost of living in Jeddah is 60% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 4731st and 344th ($1100 vs $2723) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Saudi Arabia and Iceland, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Iceland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Jeddah compared to 1.4 months in Reykjavik. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Reykjavik ranked 1st in Iceland, while ranked 1616th and 152nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeddah vs Reykjavik

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Jeddah Reykjavik
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.55
$21.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$125
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.87
$16.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$10.9
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$5.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$1659
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$1492
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$935
$2694
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$657
$2395
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.2
$52.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.6
$80.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.6
$64.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.77%
8.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1859
$6252
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1264
$4951
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.32
$4.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.9
$66.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.3
$26.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$2.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$3.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$3.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.76
$6.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$19.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$4.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$3.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$2.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.64
$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$3.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.7
$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.07
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$5.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.39
$4.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.13
$3.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$87.2
$63.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.3
$83
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.19
$37.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.9
$105
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$142
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$331
$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6667
$6072

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$1032
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$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

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$2304
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$2460
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$2023
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$2011
795 km or 494 mi Torshavn
$1952
1204 km or 748 mi Inverness
$1629
1230 km or 764 mi Elgin
$1554
1300 km or 808 mi Derry
$1662
1309 km or 813 mi Greenock
$1524
1321 km or 821 mi Aberdeen
$1681
1325 km or 823 mi Perth
$1537
1328 km or 825 mi Stirling
$1659
1331 km or 827 mi Paisley
$1734
1333 km or 828 mi Alloa
$1670
1337 km or 831 mi Glasgow
$1884
1339 km or 832 mi Dundee
$1527
1340 km or 833 mi Omagh
$1642
1341 km or 833 mi Cumbernauld
$1803
1342 km or 834 mi Irvine
$1514
1348 km or 838 mi East Kilbride
$1748
1349 km or 838 mi Kilmarnock
$1399
1351 km or 839 mi Dunfermline
$1693
1353 km or 841 mi Hamilton
$1731
1357 km or 843 mi Ayr
$1520
1360 km or 845 mi Kirkcaldy
$1800
1365 km or 848 mi Livingston
$1651
1372 km or 852 mi Edinburgh
$2043
1382 km or 859 mi Newtownabbey
$1666
1387 km or 862 mi Belfast
$1741
1390 km or 864 mi Bangor
$1305
1391 km or 864 mi Lisburn
$1643
1401 km or 871 mi Alesund
$1539
1413 km or 878 mi Galway
$2244
1425 km or 886 mi Dundalk
$1869
1431 km or 889 mi Dumfries
$1723
1433 km or 891 mi Nuuk
$2175
1441 km or 895 mi Molde
$1928
1454 km or 903 mi Kristiansund
$1632
1455 km or 904 mi Drogheda
$2391
1455 km or 904 mi Bergen
$1991