Jeddah vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jeddah	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1146	$974
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2809	$2438
🏠 One person rent	$512	$497
🏘️ Family rent	$899	$991
🍽️ Food expenses	$330	$268
🚐 Transport expenses	$176	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2297	$947
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	45	81
😀 Quality of life	76	67
🏙️ Population	4.7M	5.6M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 18% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 4650th and 5668th ($1146 vs $974) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Saudi Arabia and Russia, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Jeddah compared to 1 months in Saint Petersburg. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 860th and 3598th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeddah vs Saint Petersburg

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	Jeddah	Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.67	$8.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.1	$43.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.93	$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$3.44
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$369
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$976	$1265
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$666	$775
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$71.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.2	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.3	$6.26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.57%	22.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2107	$3479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1025	$2360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.7	$41.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$6.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$0.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.78	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.62	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$4.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$9.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.35	$8.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.7	$2.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.52	$1.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.65	$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.79	$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$90.8	$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.4	$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.04	$3.89
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.6	$97.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.8	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$410	$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6204	$7571

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$953
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$952
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1095
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$737
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1295
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$973
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1329
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1286
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1355
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1162
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$899
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1308
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1327
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$467
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1045
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1398
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1486
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1051
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1533
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1671
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1471
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1509
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$550
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1816
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1219
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1479
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1323
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1879
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1443
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1414
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$933
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1509
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1309
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1220
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1394
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1445
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1382
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1544
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1064
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1441