Jeddah vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1209
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2848
$3118
🏠 One person rent
$584
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$940
$989
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$449
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2099
$1623
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
45
59
😀 Quality of life
78
81
🏙️ Population
4.7M
595K

The cost of living in Jeddah is 3% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 4757th and 4678th ($1209 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Saudi Arabia and Latvia, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Jeddah compared to 1.3 months in Riga. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 990th and 668th among best cities to live in the world.

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Jeddah Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.63
$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.1
$56.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.98
$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.11
$5.82
☕ Cappuccino
$3.68
$3.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$556
$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1019
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$713
$662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.8
$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.5
$243
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.3
$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.97%
4.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1688
$3224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1003
$2056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.32
$1.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.1
$36
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$9.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.41
$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.22
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.19
$8.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.58
$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.61
$5.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.53
$9.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.5
$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.15
$3.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$86.8
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.5
$53.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.1
$79.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.2
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$453
$528
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7655
$17597

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$906
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$893
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$902
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$942
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1423
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$1027
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$908
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$944
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$912
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$1001
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$903
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$1012
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$994
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1214
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1230
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1083
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$1003
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$952
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1060
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$853
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$890
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1232
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1279
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1106
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1461
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$947
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$720
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1683
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$907
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1448
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$1021
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1133
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1131
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$919
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1606
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1111
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1753
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1579
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1108
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1990
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$2062
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$399
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1184
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1406