Jeddah vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1210
$1386
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2901
$3422
🏠 One person rent
$583
$707
🏘️ Family rent
$965
$1232
🍽️ Food expenses
$315
$458
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$96.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1673
$1726
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
45
71
😀 Quality of life
76
79
🏙️ Population
4.7M
1.21M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 13% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 4730th and 4339th ($1210 vs $1386) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Saudi Arabia and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Jeddah compared to 1.2 months in Sofia. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 1324th and 746th among best cities to live in the world.

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Jeddah Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.59
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.7
$57.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.5
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$3.55
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$599
$731
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$415
$554
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1068
$1309
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$732
$998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.6
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.5
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.8
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.32%
2.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1601
$4634
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1010
$3265
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.11
$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.3
$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.9
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.68
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$4.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.27
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$8.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.18
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.65
$4.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.55
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.54
$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$3.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$91.7
$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56
$44.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.03
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.2
$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.5
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$523
$728
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8743
$12236

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$873
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$871
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$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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$731
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$749
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$709
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$859
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$775
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$705
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$900
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$830
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$620
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$675
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$673
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$732
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$702
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$662
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$587
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$880
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$718
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$610
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1107
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$988
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$953
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$733
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$762
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$581
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$692
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$770
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$591
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$653
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$1045
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$708
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1053
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$709
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1125
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1285
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$832
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$932
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$610
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1020
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$663
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$800