Jeddah vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1210
$3957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2901
$8247
🏠 One person rent
$583
$2805
🏘️ Family rent
$965
$4446
🍽️ Food expenses
$315
$765
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1673
$6139
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
45
87
😀 Quality of life
76
91
🏙️ Population
4.7M
1.01M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 69% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 4730th and 8th ($1210 vs $3957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th 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 1.4 months in Jeddah compared to 1.6 months in San Jose, United States. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs San Jose, United States ranked 25th in the United States, while ranked 1324th and 126th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeddah vs San Jose, United States

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Jeddah San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.59
$24.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.7
$95
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.5
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$9.09
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$5.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$3.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$599
$3010
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$415
$2448
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1068
$4541
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$732
$4005
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.6
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.5
$259
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.8
$74.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.32%
6.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1601
$8786
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1010
$8977
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.11
$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.3
$90
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.9
$24.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.68
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$4.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$4.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$5.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.27
$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$5.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$5.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$3.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$3.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$3.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.18
$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.65
$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.55
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.54
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$6.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$91.7
$111
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56
$128
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.03
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.2
$59.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.5
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$523
$1815
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8743
$23151

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Distance City Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi Mecca
$1031
296 km or 184 mi Port Sudan
$976
307 km or 191 mi Yanbu
$791
328 km or 204 mi Medina
$1164
395 km or 246 mi Bisha
$890
410 km or 255 mi Bareq
$873
508 km or 315 mi Abha
$871
597 km or 371 mi Al Wajh
$919
645 km or 401 mi Keren
$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
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Campbell
$3460
9.7 km or 6.1 mi Santa Clara
$3625
11 km or 6.8 mi Los Gatos
$4184
13 km or 8.4 mi Saratoga
$3368
15 km or 9.1 mi Milpitas
$3217
15 km or 9.3 mi Cupertino
$2928
16 km or 10 mi Sunnyvale
$3345
18 km or 11 mi Mountain View
$3387
21 km or 13 mi Los Altos
$3194
27 km or 17 mi Palo Alto
$3808
27 km or 17 mi Morgan Hill
$3172
28 km or 18 mi Fremont
$3616
29 km or 18 mi Newark
$3234
29 km or 18 mi East Palo Alto
$3356
32 km or 20 mi Menlo Park
$3357
36 km or 22 mi Union
$3075
38 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3728
39 km or 24 mi Santa Cruz
$3582
41 km or 25 mi San Carlos
$3357
41 km or 25 mi Pleasanton
$3486
42 km or 26 mi Gilroy
$3073
43 km or 27 mi Livermore
$3029
44 km or 27 mi Watsonville
$3698
44 km or 27 mi Belmont
$3577
44 km or 28 mi Foster
$3588
45 km or 28 mi Hayward
$2822
46 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3088
47 km or 29 mi San Lorenzo
$2822
48 km or 30 mi San Mateo
$3797
48 km or 30 mi Castro Valley
$2968
53 km or 33 mi San Leandro
$3043
53 km or 33 mi Burlingame
$3310
54 km or 33 mi San Ramon
$2848
57 km or 36 mi Millbrae
$3276
59 km or 36 mi Danville
$3873
60 km or 38 mi San Bruno
$3261
61 km or 38 mi Alameda
$3559
62 km or 38 mi Tracy
$2088
63 km or 39 mi South San Francisco
$3252
64 km or 40 mi Oakland
$3273