Jeddah vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Jeddah Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1084
$1360
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2637
$2961
🏠 One person rent
$497
$748
🏘️ Family rent
$883
$1117
🍽️ Food expenses
$331
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$129
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1910
$2297
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
45
70
😀 Quality of life
73
74
🏙️ Population
4.7M
7.01M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 20% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 4752nd and 3710th ($1084 vs $1360) 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 1.8 months in Jeddah compared to 1.7 months in Riyadh. Ranked 2nd vs 1st best cities to live in Saudi Arabia, and 1628th vs 1392nd 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
$6.65
$6.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.07
$6.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.88
$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$459
$882
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$340
$561
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$896
$1372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$671
$862
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.7
$53.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.7
$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72.6
$70.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.4%
4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1391
$1755
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$996
$1136
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.7
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.3
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.91
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.9
$7.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.04
$7.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.59
$5.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.45
$7.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.05
$2.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.1
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.52
$5.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$95.4
$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.9
$50.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.4
$49.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$302
$359
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6487
$7248

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$977
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$726
307 km or 191 mi Yanbu
$814
328 km or 204 mi Medina
$1062
395 km or 246 mi Bisha
$935
410 km or 255 mi Bareq
$939
508 km or 315 mi Abha
$973
597 km or 371 mi Al Wajh
$894
645 km or 401 mi Keren
$491
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$901
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$493
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$993
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$902
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$718
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$523
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$271
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$494
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$1022
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$931
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$749
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$492
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$970
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$237
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$226
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$300
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1360
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$514
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$302
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$433
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$546
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$491
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$674
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$419
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$830
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$739
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$493
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$280
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$824
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$763
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$496

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$698
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$1022
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$901
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$926
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$962
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$898
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$872
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$772
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1023
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1326
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1194
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$993
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1940
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1894
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1380
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$931
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$675
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$663
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$795
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$693
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$536
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$869
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$545
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$935
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$749
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$571
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1471
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$653
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1062
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$727
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$621
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$581
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$537
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1897
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$977
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$782
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$668
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$939
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$922
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$673