Jeddah vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1209
$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2848
$3539
🏠 One person rent
$584
$946
🏘️ Family rent
$940
$1446
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2099
$2285
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
45
70
😀 Quality of life
78
78
🏙️ Population
4.7M
7.01M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 26% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 4757th and 3529th ($1209 vs $1632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Saudi Arabia.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Jeddah compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Ranked 2nd vs 1st best cities to live in Saudi Arabia, and 990th vs 879th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeddah vs Riyadh

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Jeddah Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.63
$8.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.1
$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.98
$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.11
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$3.68
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$556
$1000
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$763
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1019
$1845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$713
$1133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.8
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.5
$98.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.3
$72.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.97%
5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1688
$2922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1003
$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.32
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.1
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.41
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.22
$8.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.19
$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.58
$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.61
$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.53
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.5
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.15
$5.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$86.8
$93.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.5
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.1
$57
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.2
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$453
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7655
$9443

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$1107
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$931
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$815
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$931
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1037
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$823
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1109
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1192
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1309
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2014
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1923
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1461
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$775
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$711
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$707
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$465
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$556
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$551
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$906
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$489
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$664
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1168
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$523
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$492
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$581
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$571
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1107
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$565
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$893
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$545
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$487