Jeddah vs Seongnam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Seongnam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1100
$1121
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2691
$2991
🏠 One person rent
$495
$500
🏘️ Family rent
$877
$1034
🍽️ Food expenses
$337
$438
🚐 Transport expenses
$143
$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1997
$2799
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
45
98
😀 Quality of life
73
77
🏙️ Population
4.7M
949K

The cost of living in Jeddah is 2% less expensive than in Seongnam. Cities ranked 4731st and 4659th ($1100 vs $1121) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 9th in Saudi Arabia and South Korea, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Jeddah compared to 2.5 months in Seongnam. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Seongnam ranked 10th in South Korea, while ranked 1616th and 696th among best cities to live in the world.

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Jeddah Seongnam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.55
$5.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$44.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.87
$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$3.09
 Cappuccino
$3.86
$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$1.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$935
$811
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$657
$881
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.2
$94.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.6
$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.6
$21.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.77%
4.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1859
$11327
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1264
$5965
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.32
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.9
$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.3
$8.27
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.76
$3.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$8.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$7.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$29.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$6.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$3.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$6.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$5.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$3.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$3.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.64
$18.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$2.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.7
$3.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.07
$6.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$2.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.39
$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.13
$0.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$87.2
$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.3
$24.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.19
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.9
$68.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$331
$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6667
$19963

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$938
410 km or 255 mi Bareq
$920
508 km or 315 mi Abha
$923
597 km or 371 mi Al Wajh
$879
645 km or 401 mi Keren
$466
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$860
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$467
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$1047
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1095
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$498
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$280
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$467
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$1013
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$996
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$1061
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$466
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$1000
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$404
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$443
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$434
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1642
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$440
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$523
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$467
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$800
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$625
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$959
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$466
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$449
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$854
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$899
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$470

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1081
11 km or 7 mi Gwangju
$1063
13 km or 8.1 mi Hanam
$1069
13 km or 8.2 mi Gwacheon
$1056
17 km or 11 mi Guri
$1101
18 km or 11 mi Uiwang
$1054
19 km or 12 mi Gunpo
$1120
19 km or 12 mi Anyang
$1097
20 km or 13 mi Seoul
$1444
20 km or 13 mi Suwon
$987
23 km or 14 mi Namyangju
$1106
23 km or 14 mi Yongin
$1256
24 km or 15 mi Gwangmyeong
$1087
31 km or 19 mi Ansan
$1127
32 km or 20 mi Bucheon
$1152
32 km or 20 mi Icheon
$949
33 km or 21 mi Osan
$1024
36 km or 22 mi Uijeongbu
$986
36 km or 22 mi Goyang
$1144
39 km or 24 mi Yangju
$983
42 km or 26 mi Hwaseong
$1088
43 km or 26 mi Gimpo
$1124
43 km or 27 mi Incheon
$1020
47 km or 29 mi Yeoju
$973
50 km or 31 mi Anseong
$986
50 km or 31 mi Pyeongtaek
$924
51 km or 32 mi Pocheon
$1041
52 km or 32 mi Paju
$1072
53 km or 33 mi Dongducheon
$1077
70 km or 44 mi Wonju
$880
70 km or 44 mi Cheonan
$940
71 km or 44 mi Chuncheon
$911
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$1002
78 km or 49 mi Kaesong
$1542
88 km or 54 mi Chungju
$1009
94 km or 59 mi Cheongju
$903
95 km or 59 mi Seosan
$1005
101 km or 63 mi Jecheon
$967
107 km or 66 mi Sejong
$963
109 km or 68 mi Gongju
$949