Jeddah vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1100
$3427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2691
$7903
🏠 One person rent
$495
$2366
🏘️ Family rent
$877
$4375
🍽️ Food expenses
$337
$686
🚐 Transport expenses
$143
$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1997
$5439
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
45
87
😀 Quality of life
73
91
🏙️ Population
4.7M
1.39M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 68% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 4731st and 26th ($1100 vs $3427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 23rd 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 1.8 months in Jeddah compared to 1.6 months in San Diego. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs San Diego ranked 15th in the United States, while ranked 1616th and 107th among best cities to live in the world.

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Jeddah San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.55
$20.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$85.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.87
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$8.8
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$2498
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$2064
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$935
$4740
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$657
$3919
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.2
$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.6
$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.6
$73.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.77%
6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1859
$11408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1264
$8035
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.32
$2.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.9
$71.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.3
$22.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$3.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$3.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.76
$4.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$4.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$3.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$4.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$1.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$2.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.64
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.7
$10.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.07
$16.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.39
$4.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.13
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$87.2
$79.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.3
$129
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.19
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.9
$61.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$95.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$331
$1701
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6667
$18429

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Distance City Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi Mecca
$1032
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$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

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$3051
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$2907
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$2844
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$2969
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$2868
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$2851
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$2867
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$2910
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$1184
25 km or 15 mi Santee
$2788
30 km or 19 mi Poway
$2784
38 km or 24 mi Encinitas
$2879
40 km or 25 mi Las Delicias
$1032
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$1029
46 km or 29 mi Escondido
$2884
47 km or 30 mi San Marcos
$2722
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$3046
54 km or 33 mi Vista
$2732
57 km or 36 mi Oceanside
$3094
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$2709
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$2597
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$3070
95 km or 59 mi Murrieta
$3155
97 km or 61 mi Dana Point
$2751
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$2684
99 km or 61 mi San Juan Capistrano
$2681
99 km or 61 mi Wildomar
$2803
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$2461
107 km or 66 mi Laguna Beach
$2755
107 km or 67 mi Menifee
$2637
109 km or 68 mi Ensenada
$1027
109 km or 68 mi Lake Elsinore
$2730
110 km or 68 mi Mission Viejo
$3513
110 km or 69 mi Laguna Hills
$2957
111 km or 69 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$2960
114 km or 71 mi Aliso Viejo
$3180
114 km or 71 mi Lake Forest
$2944
115 km or 72 mi Hemet
$2879
119 km or 74 mi Perris
$2609
119 km or 74 mi Temescal Valley
$2606