Jeddah vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jeddah	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1146	$514
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2809	$1262
🏠 One person rent	$512	$228
🏘️ Family rent	$899	$423
🍽️ Food expenses	$330	$211
🚐 Transport expenses	$176	$21.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2297	$397
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	45	1
😀 Quality of life	76	23
🏙️ Population	4.7M	63.4K

The cost of living in Jeddah is 123% more expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 4650th and 8525th ($1146 vs $514) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Saudi Arabia and Kiribati, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Kiribati comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Jeddah compared to 0.8 months in South Tarawa. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs South Tarawa ranked 1st in Kiribati, while ranked 860th and 8757th 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	$6.67	$3.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.1	$20.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.93	$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$1.79
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$216
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$976	$452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$666	$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$39.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.2	$59.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.3	$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.57%	11.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2107	$1450
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1025	$916
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.7	$15.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$6.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.78	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.62	$7.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$4.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$6.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.35	$7.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.7	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.52	$3.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.65	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.79	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$90.8	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$4.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.4	$15.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.04	$4.09
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.6	$29.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.8	$62.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$410	$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6204	$3341

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$979
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$829
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$1215
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$905
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$902
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$910
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$961
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$488
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$861
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$486
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$937
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1131
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$520
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$329
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$482
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$969
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$846
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$1006
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$487
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$1078
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$335
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$362
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$342
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1637
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$336
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$546
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$481
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$662
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$381
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$482
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$360
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$781
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$877
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$486

Cities near South Tarawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
658 km or 409 mi	Majuro	$1488
661 km or 411 mi	Djarrit	$1494
706 km or 439 mi	Yaren	$669
1302 km or 809 mi	Vaiaku	$661
1302 km or 809 mi	Funafuti	$659
1768 km or 1099 mi	Auki	$1401
1879 km or 1167 mi	Honiara	$1411
1988 km or 1235 mi	Luganville	$1946
2172 km or 1349 mi	Lautoka	$660
2190 km or 1361 mi	Nadi	$977
2190 km or 1361 mi	Port Vila	$1938
2248 km or 1397 mi	Nasinu	$810
2253 km or 1400 mi	Suva	$808
2310 km or 1435 mi	Manase	$644
2382 km or 1480 mi	Apia	$647
2712 km or 1685 mi	Dumbea	$1604
2713 km or 1686 mi	Paita	$1604
2725 km or 1693 mi	Noumea	$1652
2817 km or 1750 mi	Nukualofa	$1001
2825 km or 1756 mi	Mua	$1002
3022 km or 1878 mi	Lae	$531
3104 km or 1929 mi	Port Moresby	$547
3286 km or 2042 mi	London	$513
3357 km or 2086 mi	Saipan	$1427
3375 km or 2097 mi	Dededo	$2909
3383 km or 2102 mi	Hagatna	$2648
3611 km or 2244 mi	Cairns	$1335
3612 km or 2244 mi	Jayapura	$420
3658 km or 2273 mi	Gladstone	$1478
3665 km or 2277 mi	Townsville	$1667
3668 km or 2279 mi	Bundaberg	$1557
3672 km or 2282 mi	Hervey Bay	$1638
3673 km or 2282 mi	Rockhampton	$1411
3762 km or 2338 mi	Kauai	$2735
3779 km or 2348 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1709
3788 km or 2354 mi	Caloundra	$1683
3822 km or 2375 mi	Caboolture	$1748
3851 km or 2393 mi	Waipahu	$2620
3854 km or 2395 mi	Brisbane	$2016
3855 km or 2396 mi	Pearl	$2562