Jeddah vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1100
$951
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2691
$2371
🏠 One person rent
$495
$436
🏘️ Family rent
$877
$747
🍽️ Food expenses
$337
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$143
$83
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1997
$1259
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
45
69
😀 Quality of life
73
76
🏙️ Population
4.7M
1.38M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 16% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 4731st and 5668th ($1100 vs $951) 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 1.8 months in Jeddah compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 1616th and 907th among best cities to live in the world.

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Jeddah Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.55
$9.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.87
$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$1.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$438
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$935
$803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$657
$562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.2
$80.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.6
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.6
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.77%
3.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1859
$2806
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1264
$1728
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.32
$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.9
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.3
$7.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.76
$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$8.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.64
$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.7
$3.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.07
$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.39
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.13
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$87.2
$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$7.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.3
$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.19
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.9
$63
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$331
$497
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6667
$7940

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$938
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$920
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$923
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$879
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$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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$598
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$865
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$533
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$852
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$660
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$719
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$712
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$702
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$602
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$563
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$661
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$626
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$581
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$495
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$531
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$760
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$691
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$576
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$1027
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$977
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$813
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$641
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$654
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$664
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$697
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$570
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$534
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$610
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$827
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$681
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1027
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$713
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$1057
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$1177
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$704
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$733
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$616
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$1001
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$692
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$619