Jeddah vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1123
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2695
$2907
🏠 One person rent
$511
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$868
$964
🍽️ Food expenses
$341
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2204
$1324
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
45
61
😀 Quality of life
75
79
🏙️ Population
4.7M
605K

The cost of living in Jeddah is 4% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 4828th and 4672nd ($1123 vs $1169) 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 2 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 1110th and 580th among best cities to live in the world.

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Jeddah Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.63
$9.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.9
$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.03
$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$5.18
☕ Cappuccino
$4.08
$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$416
$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$359
$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$889
$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$640
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.6
$181
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72
$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.57%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2216
$2784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1138
$1763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.33
$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.4
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.7
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$2.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.59
$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.67
$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.03
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.04
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.41
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.15
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$94.3
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.3
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.5
$77.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$365
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6009
$13962

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$940
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$1096
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$837
328 km or 204 mi Medina
$853
395 km or 246 mi Bisha
$895
410 km or 255 mi Bareq
$895
508 km or 315 mi Abha
$915
597 km or 371 mi Al Wajh
$879
645 km or 401 mi Keren
$491
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$828
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$492
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$934
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1094
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$524
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$324
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$488
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$940
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$944
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$988
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$490
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$988
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$314
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$333
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$278
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1586
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$294
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$550
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$491
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$686
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$393
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$935
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$489
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$350
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$806
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$868
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$491

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1377
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1111
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$856
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$893
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$946
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$999
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$1042
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$902
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$923
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1102
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1151
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$966
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$950
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$899
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1029
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$817
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$856
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1120
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1191
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1016
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1341
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$886
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$440
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1447
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$871
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1278
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$973
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1061
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$578
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1525
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$979
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1363
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$846
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1936
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$2023
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$390
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1057
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1363