Jeddah vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Jeddah	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1123	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2695	$2565
🏠 One person rent	$511	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$868	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$341	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2204	$477
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	45	95
😀 Quality of life	75	63
🏙️ Population	4.7M	11.5M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 11% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 4828th and 5616th ($1123 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Saudi Arabia and Brazil, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Jeddah compared to 0.5 months in Sao Paulo. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 1110th and 4573rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeddah vs Sao Paulo

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	Jeddah	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.63	$6.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.9	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.03	$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$4.08	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$416	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$359	$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$889	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$640	$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.6	$50.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$72	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.57%	10.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2216	$2416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1138	$1687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.4	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.7	$8.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.09	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.58	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.59	$4.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$7.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.39	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.97	$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.67	$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.03	$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.04	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.15	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$94.3	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$7.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.3	$57.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.18	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.5	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.2	$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$365	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6009	$13135

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Cities near Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$940
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$1096
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$837
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$853
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$895
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$895
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$915
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$879
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$491
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$828
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$492
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1021
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$934
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1094
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$524
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$324
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$488
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$940
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$944
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$988
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$490
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$988
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$314
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$333
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$278
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1586
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$513
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$294
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$499
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$550
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$491
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$686
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$393
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$821
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$935
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$489
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$350
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$806
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$868
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$491

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$716
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$665
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$674
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$644
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$686
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$657
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$573
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$663
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$640
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$738
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$640
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$639
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$640
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$639
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$633
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$621
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$656
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$606
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$647
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$645
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$679
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$639
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$661
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$674
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$640
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$698
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$742
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$595
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$630
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$653
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$746
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$650
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$629