Jeddah vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jeddah	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1146	$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2809	$2281
🏠 One person rent	$512	$445
🏘️ Family rent	$899	$751
🍽️ Food expenses	$330	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$176	$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2297	$372
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	45	95
😀 Quality of life	76	62
🏙️ Population	4.7M	6.21M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 25% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 4650th and 5954th ($1146 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Saudi Arabia and Brazil, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Jeddah compared to 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd in Brazil, while ranked 860th and 4857th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeddah vs Rio de Janeiro

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	Jeddah	Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.67	$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.1	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.93	$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$1.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$976	$821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$666	$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$92.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.2	$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.3	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.57%	11.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2107	$1746
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1025	$1118
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.7	$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$7.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.78	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.62	$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$7.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.35	$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.7	$1.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.52	$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.65	$3.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.79	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$90.8	$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$6.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.4	$61.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.04	$7.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.6	$46.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.8	$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$410	$506
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6204	$10819

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$979
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$829
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$1215
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$905
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$902
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$910
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$961
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$488
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$861
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$486
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$937
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1131
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$520
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$329
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$482
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$969
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$846
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$1006
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$487
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$1078
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$335
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$362
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$342
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1637
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$336
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$546
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$481
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$662
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$381
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$482
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$360
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$781
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$877
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$486

Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$718
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$614
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$769
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$562
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$587
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$546
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$632
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$474
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$522
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$537
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$589
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$636
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$584
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$462
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$482
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$572
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$642
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$595
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$487
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$631
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$599
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$563
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$603
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$584
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$505
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$536
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$588
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$518
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$593
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$581
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$584
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$599
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$523
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$602
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$605
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$503
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$449
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$705
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$562