Jeddah vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Jeddah	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1100	$811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2691	$2103
🏠 One person rent	$495	$389
🏘️ Family rent	$877	$788
🍽️ Food expenses	$337	$234
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1997	$733
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	45	82
😀 Quality of life	73	66
🏙️ Population	4.7M	5.38M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 36% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 4731st and 6353rd ($1100 vs $811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Saudi Arabia and Russia, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Jeddah compared to 0.9 months in Saint Petersburg. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 1616th and 4239th 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	$6.55	$6.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.5	$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.87	$4.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$2.78
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.73	$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$472	$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$335	$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$935	$1068
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$657	$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.2	$58.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.6	$89.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73.6	$5.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.77%	11.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1859	$3262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1264	$1917
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.32	$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.9	$36.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.3	$6.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.64	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.76	$1.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.58	$9.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.5	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.64	$6.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.7	$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.07	$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.02	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.39	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.13	$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$87.2	$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.9	$4.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.3	$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.19	$8.06
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.9	$73.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$93.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$331	$352
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6667	$6504

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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 Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$814
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$906
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1121
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$694
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1358
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$933
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1366
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1349
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1376
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1218
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$920
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1330
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1277
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$461
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1163
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1396
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1491
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1089
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1632
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1736
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1403
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1498
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$532
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1825
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1194
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1499
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1291
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1907
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1464
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1335
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$909
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1519
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1317
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1257
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1414
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1475
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1363
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1570
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$982
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1438