Jeddah vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Jeddah	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1123	$1750
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2695	$4293
🏠 One person rent	$511	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$868	$1751
🍽️ Food expenses	$341	$489
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2204	$1885
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	45	92
😀 Quality of life	75	86
🏙️ Population	4.7M	2.75M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 36% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 4828th and 2722nd ($1123 vs $1750) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Saudi Arabia and Italy, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Jeddah compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 1110th and 294th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeddah vs Rome

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	Jeddah	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.63	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.9	$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.03	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$5.57
☕ Cappuccino	$4.08	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$416	$1074
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$359	$679
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$889	$2242
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$640	$1322
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.6	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$72	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.57%	4.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2216	$7363
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1138	$3723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.4	$38.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.7	$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.09	$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$4.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.58	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.59	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.39	$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.97	$4.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.67	$7.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.03	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.04	$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.15	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$94.3	$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.3	$123
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.18	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.5	$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.2	$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$365	$513
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6009	$10781

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Cities near Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$940
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$1096
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$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

Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$928
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1654
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1492
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1427
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1316
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1400
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1324
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1545
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1277
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1061
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1058
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1117
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1168
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1424
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1268
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1034
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1129
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1188
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1363
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1340
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1148
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1148
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1301
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1259
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1320
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1294
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1249
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1323
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1601
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1212
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1231
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1449
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1342
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1199
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1400
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1208
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1240
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1632
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1262