Jeddah vs San Juan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jeddah	San Juan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1146	$2034
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2809	$4562
🏠 One person rent	$512	$1205
🏘️ Family rent	$899	$2071
🍽️ Food expenses	$330	$594
🚐 Transport expenses	$176	$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2297	$2198
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	45	54
😀 Quality of life	76	83
🏙️ Population	4.7M	342K

The cost of living in Jeddah is 44% less expensive than in San Juan. Cities ranked 4650th and 1742nd ($1146 vs $2034) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1529th 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 1.1 months in San Juan. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs San Juan ranked 112th in the United States, while ranked 860th and 422nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeddah vs San Juan

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	Jeddah	San Juan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.67	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.1	$78
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.93	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$3.33
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$4.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$1.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$1542
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$811
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$976	$2391
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$666	$1556
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$185
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.2	$285
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.3	$63.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.57%	5.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2107	$3917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1025	$2444
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.7	$42.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$28.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$3.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.78	$5.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.62	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$8.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$4.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$3.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$4.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$3.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.35	$18.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$2.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.7	$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.52	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.65	$7.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$3.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.79	$2.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$90.8	$43
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.4	$56.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.04	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.6	$50.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.8	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$410	$472
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6204	$10321

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$979
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$829
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$1215
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$905
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$902
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$910
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$961
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$488
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$861
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$486
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$937
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1131
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$520
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$329
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$482
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$969
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$846
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$1006
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$487
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$1078
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$335
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$362
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$342
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1637
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$336
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$546
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$481
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$662
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$381
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$482
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$360
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$781
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$877
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$486

Cities near San Juan

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Catano	$1815
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Guaynabo	$1598
11 km or 6.8 mi	Trujillo Alto	$1500
11 km or 7.1 mi	Bayamon	$1378
13 km or 7.8 mi	Carolina	$1561
19 km or 12 mi	Canovanas	$1684
20 km or 13 mi	Toa Alta	$1670
21 km or 13 mi	Dorado	$1799
24 km or 15 mi	Gurabo	$1166
24 km or 15 mi	Caguas	$1373
25 km or 16 mi	Naranjito	$1557
26 km or 16 mi	Rio Grande	$1670
28 km or 18 mi	Vega Alta	$1514
29 km or 18 mi	Corozal	$1748
32 km or 20 mi	Cidra	$1744
34 km or 21 mi	Vega Baja	$1790
36 km or 23 mi	Las Piedras	$1483
39 km or 24 mi	Cayey	$1798
42 km or 26 mi	Humacao	$1364
42 km or 26 mi	Orocovis	$1707
43 km or 27 mi	Naguabo	$1704
44 km or 27 mi	Manati	$1682
46 km or 28 mi	Fajardo	$1566
49 km or 30 mi	Yabucoa	$1631
51 km or 32 mi	Guayama	$1532
51 km or 32 mi	Coamo	$1669
65 km or 40 mi	Santa Isabel	$1231
69 km or 43 mi	Arecibo	$1189
70 km or 43 mi	Utuado	$1610
77 km or 48 mi	Ponce	$1354
80 km or 50 mi	Hatillo	$793
92 km or 57 mi	Quebradillas	$1457
95 km or 59 mi	Yauco	$1612
98 km or 61 mi	San Sebastian	$1538
103 km or 64 mi	Sabana Grande	$1572
106 km or 66 mi	Isabela	$1429
111 km or 69 mi	San German	$1546
115 km or 71 mi	Aguadilla	$1221
117 km or 72 mi	Mayaguez	$1264
118 km or 74 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2177