Jeddah vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1100
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2691
$2798
🏠 One person rent
$495
$549
🏘️ Family rent
$877
$919
🍽️ Food expenses
$337
$385
🚐 Transport expenses
$143
$80.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1997
$1220
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
45
61
😀 Quality of life
73
79
🏙️ Population
4.7M
606K

The cost of living in Jeddah is 3% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 4731st and 4604th ($1100 vs $1135) 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 1.8 months in Jeddah compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 1616th and 535th among best cities to live in the world.

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Jeddah Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.55
$9.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$52.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.87
$7.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$4.97
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$935
$885
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$657
$549
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.2
$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.6
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.6
$16.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.77%
4.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1859
$2627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1264
$1636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.32
$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.9
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.3
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$2.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.76
$2.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$7.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.64
$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.7
$5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.07
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.39
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.13
$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$87.2
$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.3
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.19
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.9
$77.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$331
$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6667
$13518

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$1361
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$844
328 km or 204 mi Medina
$892
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$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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Distance City Cost of living
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$1362
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1088
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$827
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$860
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$927
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$827
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$985
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$877
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$893
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$982
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1080
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$909
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$928
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$864
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$976
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$831
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$835
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1163
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1080
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$981
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1303
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$922
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$461
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1335
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$850
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1194
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$920
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1028
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$622
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1438
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$906
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1519
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1345
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$814
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1825
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1907
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$385
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1013
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1257