Jeddah vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1146
$1637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2809
$3629
🏠 One person rent
$512
$944
🏘️ Family rent
$899
$1530
🍽️ Food expenses
$330
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2297
$2731
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
45
72
😀 Quality of life
76
78
🏙️ Population
4.7M
7.01M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 30% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 4650th and 2911th ($1146 vs $1637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Saudi Arabia.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Jeddah compared to 1.7 months in Riyadh. Ranked 2nd vs 1st best cities to live in Saudi Arabia, and 860th vs 733rd 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
$6.67
$9.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.1
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.93
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.15
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$4.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$1001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$748
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$976
$2174
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$666
$1140
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.4
$69.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.2
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.3
$75.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.57%
5.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2107
$2485
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1025
$1703
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.33
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.7
$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.78
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.62
$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.75
$9.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.36
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.35
$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.7
$7.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.52
$2.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.65
$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.41
$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.79
$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$90.8
$102
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.5
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.4
$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.6
$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.8
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$410
$404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6204
$10598

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$937
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
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691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$520
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$329
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$482
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$969
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$846
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$1006
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$487
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$1078
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$335
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$362
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$342
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$1637
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$505
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$336
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$464
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$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
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$943
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$482
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$877
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$804
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$969
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$861
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$1068
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$1056
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$901
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$897
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$1223
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1243
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1280
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1041
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$1779
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1709
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$1393
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$846
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$740
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$736
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$551
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$723
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$547
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$904
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$544
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$905
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$546
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
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$1721
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$672
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$1215
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$557
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$536
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$582
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$597
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$1828
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$589
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$683
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$902
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$547
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