Jeddah vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Jeddah	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1210	$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2901	$2856
🏠 One person rent	$583	$538
🏘️ Family rent	$965	$954
🍽️ Food expenses	$315	$331
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1673	$843
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	45	96
😀 Quality of life	76	75
🏙️ Population	4.7M	11.5M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 7% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 4730th and 4918th ($1210 vs $1126) 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 1.4 months in Jeddah compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 1324th and 1670th 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	$5.59	$7.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.7	$42.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.5	$8.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$2.48
☕ Cappuccino	$3.39	$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.93	$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$599	$649
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$415	$405
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1068	$1195
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$732	$747
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.6	$64.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.5	$97.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.8	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.32%	11.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1601	$2685
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1010	$1939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.3	$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.9	$9.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.61	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.28	$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.27	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.27	$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.52	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.18	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.65	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.55	$6.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.54	$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.84	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.08	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$91.7	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$9.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56	$48.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.03	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.2	$60.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.5	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$523	$486
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8743	$15990

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Cities near Jeddah

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

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$821
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$759
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$783
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$765
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$700
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$793
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$713
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$664
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$737
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$713
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$761
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$886
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$716
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$715
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$737
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$752
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$717
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$753
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$720
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$848
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$746
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$747
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$713
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$722
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$752
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$733
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$723
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$706
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$721
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$710
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$794
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$776
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$673
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$728
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$687
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$901
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$700
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$716
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$720