Jeddah vs San Jose, Costa Rica - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1210
$1574
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2901
$3920
🏠 One person rent
$583
$747
🏘️ Family rent
$965
$1276
🍽️ Food expenses
$315
$579
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$85.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1673
$1063
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
45
60
😀 Quality of life
76
73
🏙️ Population
4.7M
335K

The cost of living in Jeddah is 23% less expensive than in San Jose, Costa Rica. Cities ranked 4730th and 3714th ($1210 vs $1574) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Saudi Arabia and Costa Rica, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Costa Rica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Jeddah compared to 0.7 months in San Jose, Costa Rica. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs San Jose, Costa Rica ranked 1st in Costa Rica, while ranked 1324th and 2425th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeddah vs San Jose, Costa Rica

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Jeddah San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.59
$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.7
$49.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.5
$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$3.36
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$5.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$2.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$599
$821
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$415
$585
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1068
$1456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$732
$1048
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.6
$58.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.5
$89.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.8
$56.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.32%
9.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1601
$2299
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1010
$1800
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.11
$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.3
$56.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.9
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.68
$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$3.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.27
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$9.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$5.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$4.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$3.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$4.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$3.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$2.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$3.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.18
$23.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.65
$5.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.55
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.54
$9.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$3.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$4.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$91.7
$68.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$8.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56
$104
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.03
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.2
$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.5
$140
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$523
$814
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8743
$16872

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$873
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$919
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$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
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$1471
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$1362
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$1361
82 km or 51 mi Puntarenas
$872
115 km or 72 mi Limon
$1228
124 km or 77 mi Santa Teresa
$1325
167 km or 104 mi Liberia
$1024
197 km or 122 mi Tamarindo
$1929
244 km or 151 mi San Juan del Sur
$844
246 km or 153 mi David
$909
279 km or 173 mi Juigalpa
$796
302 km or 188 mi Granada
$706
316 km or 196 mi Masaya
$817
343 km or 213 mi Managua
$788
387 km or 241 mi Matagalpa
$665
398 km or 247 mi Santiago de Veraguas
$1112
408 km or 253 mi Jinotega
$503
413 km or 257 mi Leon
$759
429 km or 266 mi Esteli
$716
438 km or 272 mi Penonome
$1147
447 km or 278 mi Chinandega
$791
457 km or 284 mi Chitre
$1144
463 km or 288 mi Colon
$1185
486 km or 302 mi La Chorrera
$982
508 km or 316 mi Balboa
$1396
513 km or 319 mi Panama City
$1590
524 km or 326 mi Tocumen
$1373
535 km or 333 mi Pacora
$1361
574 km or 357 mi Tegucigalpa
$909
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$1132
609 km or 378 mi Usulutan
$1123
635 km or 395 mi Comayagua
$678
666 km or 414 mi Yoro
$756
696 km or 432 mi San Salvador
$1291
697 km or 433 mi Soyapango
$1261
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$1254
702 km or 436 mi Apopa
$1231
703 km or 437 mi Santa Tecla
$1183
713 km or 443 mi La Ceiba
$619
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$832