Jeddah vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Jeddah	Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1209	$3322
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2848	$6846
🏠 One person rent	$584	$2058
🏘️ Family rent	$940	$3020
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$916
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2099	$4546
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	45	52
😀 Quality of life	78	89
🏙️ Population	4.7M	139K

The cost of living in Jeddah is 64% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 4757th and 86th ($1209 vs $3322) 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 1.7 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 990th and 268th 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	$6.63	$28.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.1	$90.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.98	$20.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$12.6
☕ Cappuccino	$3.68	$6.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.85	$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$556	$2151
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$426	$1861
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1019	$3373
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$713	$2721
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.8	$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.5	$81.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.3	$87.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.97%	8.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1688	$7832
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1003	$6385
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.32	$5.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.1	$87.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$29.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.61	$2.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.96	$4.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$3.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$6.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.22	$19.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.19	$26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$44.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$5.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$3.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.58	$24.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$3.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.61	$14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.53	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.5	$5.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.87	$5.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.15	$3.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$86.8	$95.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$18.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.5	$93.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.04	$46.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.1	$144
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.2	$176
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$453	$408
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7655	$30361

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Cities near Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$1107
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$964
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$795
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$1168
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$906
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$893
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$902
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$942
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$498
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$815
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$497
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1005
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$865
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1104
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$531
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$369
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$491
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$931
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$775
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$931
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$498
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$1074
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$385
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$448
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$354
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1632
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$515
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$360
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$598
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$551
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$492
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$810
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$479
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$790
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$858
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$491
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$415
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$776
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$819
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$494

Cities near Reykjavik

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	Kopavogur	$3219
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Hafnarfjorur	$3212
38 km or 24 mi	Keflavik	$2621
247 km or 153 mi	Akureyri	$2974
795 km or 494 mi	Torshavn	$2066
1204 km or 748 mi	Inverness	$2053
1230 km or 764 mi	Elgin	$1540
1300 km or 808 mi	Derry	$1620
1309 km or 813 mi	Greenock	$1645
1321 km or 821 mi	Aberdeen	$1848
1325 km or 823 mi	Perth	$1656
1328 km or 825 mi	Stirling	$1852
1331 km or 827 mi	Paisley	$1906
1333 km or 828 mi	Alloa	$1862
1337 km or 831 mi	Glasgow	$2121
1339 km or 832 mi	Dundee	$1585
1340 km or 833 mi	Omagh	$1769
1341 km or 833 mi	Cumbernauld	$1652
1342 km or 834 mi	Irvine	$1707
1348 km or 838 mi	East Kilbride	$1902
1349 km or 838 mi	Kilmarnock	$1568
1351 km or 839 mi	Dunfermline	$1782
1353 km or 841 mi	Hamilton	$1854
1357 km or 843 mi	Ayr	$1588
1360 km or 845 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1821
1365 km or 848 mi	Livingston	$1784
1372 km or 852 mi	Edinburgh	$2331
1382 km or 859 mi	Newtownabbey	$1892
1387 km or 862 mi	Belfast	$1954
1390 km or 864 mi	Bangor	$1496
1391 km or 864 mi	Lisburn	$1945
1401 km or 871 mi	Alesund	$1980
1413 km or 878 mi	Galway	$2978
1425 km or 886 mi	Dundalk	$2179
1431 km or 889 mi	Dumfries	$1490
1433 km or 891 mi	Nuuk	$2363
1441 km or 895 mi	Molde	$2135
1454 km or 903 mi	Kristiansund	$1984
1455 km or 904 mi	Drogheda	$2627
1455 km or 904 mi	Bergen	$2409