Jeddah vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jeddah	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1155	$3469
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2694	$7890
🏠 One person rent	$541	$2370
🏘️ Family rent	$841	$4148
🍽️ Food expenses	$325	$726
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2303	$5254
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	45	86
😀 Quality of life	79	93
🏙️ Population	4.7M	1.39M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 67% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 4809th and 43rd ($1155 vs $3469) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 33rd in Saudi Arabia and the United States, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Jeddah compared to 1.5 months in San Diego. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs San Diego ranked 26th in the United States, while ranked 894th and 97th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Jeddah	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.64	$21.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40	$85.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.98	$15.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.14	$8.63
☕ Cappuccino	$3.64	$6.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.73	$3.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$484	$2499
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$393	$2053
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$881	$4569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$627	$3654
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.5	$156
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.3	$240
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67	$71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.57%	6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2007	$9580
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1025	$7151
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.32	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39	$71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.61	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.94	$3.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$3.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.56	$6.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.64	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$4.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.52	$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.34	$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$2.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.72	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.57	$14.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.5	$9.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.87	$5.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.15	$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$85.1	$63.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$17.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56	$131
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.95	$30.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.4	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.8	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$393	$1745
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6703	$28967

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Cities near Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$1162
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$964
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$791
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$1182
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$918
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$903
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$911
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$940
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$500
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$862
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$499
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1008
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$860
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1116
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$533
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$348
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$498
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$967
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$825
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$971
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$498
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$1069
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$365
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$428
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$346
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1627
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$522
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$354
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$589
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$560
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$498
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$826
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$517
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$791
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$925
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$499
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$398
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$769
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$879
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$500

Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3195
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$3013
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2932
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2972
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2943
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2996
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2988
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1210
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2887
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2922
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3066
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1063
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1055
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3215
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2931
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3252
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2930
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3274
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2873
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2681
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2967
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3049
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2994
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2715
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3057
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2776
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3490
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$3075
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2626
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$903
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2671
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3585
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3037
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$3014
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3450
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2539
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2742
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2691
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2782