Jeddah vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jeddah	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1146	$2359
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2809	$5397
🏠 One person rent	$512	$1479
🏘️ Family rent	$899	$2435
🍽️ Food expenses	$330	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$176	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2297	$3493
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	45	94
😀 Quality of life	76	93
🏙️ Population	4.7M	664K

The cost of living in Jeddah is 51% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 4650th and 1038th ($1146 vs $2359) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd in Saudi Arabia and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Jeddah compared to 1.5 months in Rotterdam. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Rotterdam ranked 5th in the Netherlands, while ranked 860th and 68th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeddah vs Rotterdam

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	Jeddah	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.67	$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.1	$83.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.93	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$6.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$3.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$1509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$1241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$976	$2680
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$666	$2049
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.2	$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.3	$46.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.57%	4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2107	$5415
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1025	$3934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$4.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.7	$98.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.78	$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.62	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$3.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.35	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.7	$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.52	$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.65	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.79	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$90.8	$41.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.4	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.04	$19.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.6	$78.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.8	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$410	$2027
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6204	$10730

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Cities near Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$979
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$829
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$1215
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$905
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$902
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$910
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$961
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$488
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$861
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$486
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$937
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1131
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$520
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$329
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$482
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$969
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$846
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$1006
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$487
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$1078
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$335
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$362
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$342
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1637
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$336
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$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
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$482
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$360
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$781
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$877
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$486

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$1861
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2199
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2081
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1805
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$1739
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$1890
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2251
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1917
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2291
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2180
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$1862
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$2791
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2049
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1492
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2001
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2432
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1957
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$1937
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$1944
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1421
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$1879
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1640
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2105
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1613
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1651
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$1958
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1530
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$1917
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1318
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1514