Jeddah vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Jeddah	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1209	$538
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2848	$1303
🏠 One person rent	$584	$233
🏘️ Family rent	$940	$392
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$226
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$22.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2099	$164
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	45	1
😀 Quality of life	78	28
🏙️ Population	4.7M	63.4K

The cost of living in Jeddah is 125% more expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 4757th and 8474th ($1209 vs $538) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Saudi Arabia and Kiribati, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Kiribati comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Jeddah compared to 0.3 months in South Tarawa. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs South Tarawa ranked 1st in Kiribati, while ranked 990th and 8872nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeddah vs South Tarawa

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	Jeddah	South Tarawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.63	$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.1	$22.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.98	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$1.82
☕ Cappuccino	$3.68	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.85	$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$556	$226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$426	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1019	$412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$713	$274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.8	$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.5	$63.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.3	$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.97%	12.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1688	$1374
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1003	$845
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.32	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.1	$15.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$7.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.61	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.96	$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.22	$7.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.19	$4.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$7.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.58	$8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.61	$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.53	$3.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.5	$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.87	$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.15	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$86.8	$24.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$4.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.5	$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.04	$4.22
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.1	$31.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.2	$65.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$453	$131
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7655	$4200

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Cities near Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$1107
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$964
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$795
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$1168
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$906
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$893
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$902
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$942
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$498
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$815
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$497
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1005
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$865
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1104
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$531
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$369
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$491
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$931
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$775
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$931
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$498
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$1074
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$385
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$448
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$354
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1632
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$515
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$360
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$598
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$551
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$492
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$810
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$479
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$790
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$858
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$491
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$415
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$776
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$819
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$494

Cities near South Tarawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
658 km or 409 mi	Majuro	$1507
661 km or 411 mi	Djarrit	$1510
706 km or 439 mi	Yaren	$783
1302 km or 809 mi	Vaiaku	$714
1302 km or 809 mi	Funafuti	$718
1768 km or 1099 mi	Auki	$1422
1879 km or 1167 mi	Honiara	$1422
1988 km or 1235 mi	Luganville	$2062
2172 km or 1349 mi	Lautoka	$633
2190 km or 1361 mi	Nadi	$1039
2190 km or 1361 mi	Port Vila	$2068
2248 km or 1397 mi	Nasinu	$857
2253 km or 1400 mi	Suva	$879
2310 km or 1435 mi	Manase	$790
2382 km or 1480 mi	Apia	$791
2712 km or 1685 mi	Dumbea	$1865
2713 km or 1686 mi	Paita	$1865
2725 km or 1693 mi	Noumea	$1928
2817 km or 1750 mi	Nukualofa	$1035
2825 km or 1756 mi	Mua	$1033
3022 km or 1878 mi	Lae	$558
3104 km or 1929 mi	Port Moresby	$572
3286 km or 2042 mi	London	$539
3357 km or 2086 mi	Saipan	$1415
3375 km or 2097 mi	Dededo	$2401
3383 km or 2102 mi	Hagatna	$3009
3611 km or 2244 mi	Cairns	$1695
3612 km or 2244 mi	Jayapura	$506
3658 km or 2273 mi	Gladstone	$1640
3665 km or 2277 mi	Townsville	$1839
3668 km or 2279 mi	Bundaberg	$1727
3672 km or 2282 mi	Hervey Bay	$1864
3673 km or 2282 mi	Rockhampton	$1635
3762 km or 2338 mi	Kauai	$2821
3779 km or 2348 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1835
3788 km or 2354 mi	Caloundra	$1864
3822 km or 2375 mi	Caboolture	$1988
3851 km or 2393 mi	Waipahu	$2700
3854 km or 2395 mi	Brisbane	$2269
3855 km or 2396 mi	Pearl	$2610