Jeddah vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Jeddah	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1100	$1697
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2691	$4149
🏠 One person rent	$495	$891
🏘️ Family rent	$877	$1673
🍽️ Food expenses	$337	$485
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1997	$1795
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	45	92
😀 Quality of life	73	87
🏙️ Population	4.7M	2.87M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 35% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 4731st and 2685th ($1100 vs $1697) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in Saudi Arabia and Italy, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 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 1616th and 230th 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	$6.55	$14.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.5	$60.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.87	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$5.43
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$1.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.73	$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$472	$1043
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$335	$645
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$935	$2193
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$657	$1248
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.2	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.6	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73.6	$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.77%	4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1859	$7657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1264	$3688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.32	$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.9	$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.3	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.64	$1.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.76	$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.58	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.5	$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.64	$4.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.7	$6.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.07	$9.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.02	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.39	$2.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.13	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$87.2	$59.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.9	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.3	$105
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.19	$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.9	$69.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$80.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$331	$509
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6667	$9800

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Cities near Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$1032
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$1361
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$844
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$892
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$938
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$920
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$923
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$879
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$466
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$860
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$467
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1085
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$1047
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1095
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$498
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$280
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$467
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$1013
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$996
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$1061
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$466
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$1000
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$404
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$443
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$434
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1642
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$489
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$440
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$603
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$523
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$467
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$800
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$625
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$857
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$959
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$466
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$449
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$854
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$899
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$470

Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$916
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1604
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1351
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1425
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1363
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1049
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1698
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1261
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1332
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1024
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1011
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1104
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$964
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1339
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1092
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1067
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1056
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1166
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1324
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1066
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1294
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1298
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1231
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1173
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1285
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1321
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1328
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1280
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1516
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1151
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1231
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1337
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1293
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1230
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1347
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1065
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1090
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1527
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1229