Jeddah vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1210
$2659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2901
$6362
🏠 One person rent
$583
$1646
🏘️ Family rent
$965
$2815
🍽️ Food expenses
$315
$641
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$225
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1673
$4246
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
45
94
😀 Quality of life
76
95
🏙️ Population
4.7M
664K

The cost of living in Jeddah is 55% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 4730th and 649th ($1210 vs $2659) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th 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 1.4 months in Jeddah compared to 1.6 months in Rotterdam. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Rotterdam ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 1324th and 20th 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
$5.59
$23.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.7
$92.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.5
$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$6.79
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$4.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$4.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$599
$1650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$415
$1348
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1068
$2967
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$732
$2361
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.6
$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.5
$278
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.8
$55.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.32%
3.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1601
$6135
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1010
$3996
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.11
$4.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.3
$102
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.9
$33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$2.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.68
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$5.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.27
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$3.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$4.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.18
$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.65
$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.55
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.54
$6.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$1.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$91.7
$50.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.03
$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.2
$91.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.5
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$523
$2772
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8743
$13092

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$976
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$791
328 km or 204 mi Medina
$1164
395 km or 246 mi Bisha
$890
410 km or 255 mi Bareq
$873
508 km or 315 mi Abha
$871
597 km or 371 mi Al Wajh
$919
645 km or 401 mi Keren
$483
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$834
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$484
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$993
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$864
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1124
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$513
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$350
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$475
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$938
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$738
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$947
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$481
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$1036
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$379
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$439
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$334
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1628
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$338
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$532
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$476
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$748
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$429
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$771
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$872
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$476
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$375
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$753
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$803
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$478

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Ridderkerk
$2336
13 km or 8 mi Delft
$2424
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$2365
21 km or 13 mi The Hague
$2491
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$2234
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$2310
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2389
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$2307
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$1970
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$2112
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$2087
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$2608
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$2143
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$1865
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2755
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$2304
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$2407
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$2247
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$3165
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$2564
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$2354
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1740
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$2460
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$2272
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2662
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$2296
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$2399
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$2185
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1805
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1739
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$2111
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1834
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$2341
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1829
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$2053
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$2353
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1688
85 km or 53 mi Veldhoven
$2197
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1476
88 km or 54 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1799