Jeddah vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1210
$663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2901
$933
🏠 One person rent
$583
$428
🏘️ Family rent
$965
$278
🍽️ Food expenses
$315
$152
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1673
$267
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
45
40
😀 Quality of life
76
60
🏙️ Population
4.7M
5.94M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 82% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 4730th and 7534th ($1210 vs $663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Saudi Arabia and India, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Jeddah compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Surat ranked 17th in India, while ranked 1324th and 5942nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeddah vs Surat

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Jeddah Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.59
$3.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.7
$10.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.5
$3.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$3.18
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$599
$192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$415
$451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1068
$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$732
$211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.6
$22.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.5
$34.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.8
$7.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.32%
9.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1601
$691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1010
$415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.11
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.3
$5.28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.9
$2.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.68
$0.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.27
$4.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$6.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$0.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.18
$7.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.65
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.55
$1.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.54
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$91.7
$18.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56
$13.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.03
$2.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.2
$24.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.5
$46.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$523
$49.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8743
$877

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$873
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$871
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$919
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$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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Distance City Cost of living
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$267
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$273
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$358
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$329
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$360
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$252
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$370
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$350
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$433
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$335
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$355
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$464
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$391
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$476
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$298
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$717
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$367
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$285
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$335
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$495
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$283
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$312
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$346
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$241
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$314
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$273
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$256
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$282
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$365
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$316
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$269
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$281
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$279
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$299
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$287
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$308
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$335
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$288
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$309
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$298