Jeddah vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1146
$771
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2809
$1163
🏠 One person rent
$512
$519
🏘️ Family rent
$899
$463
🍽️ Food expenses
$330
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$44.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2297
$444
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
45
40
😀 Quality of life
76
48
🏙️ Population
4.7M
5.94M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 49% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 4650th and 6559th ($1146 vs $771) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Saudi Arabia and India, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Jeddah compared to 0.6 months in Surat. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Surat ranked 48th in India, while ranked 860th and 6336th among best cities to live in the world.

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Jeddah Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.67
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.1
$11.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.93
$3.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.15
$2.87
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$498
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$976
$1021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$666
$271
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.4
$22.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.2
$34.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.3
$7.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.57%
8.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2107
$864
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1025
$637
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.33
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.7
$5.71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$2.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.78
$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.62
$4.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.75
$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$8.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.36
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.35
$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.7
$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.52
$2.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.65
$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.41
$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.79
$0.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$90.8
$18.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.5
$2.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.4
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$2.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.6
$25.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.8
$46.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$410
$49.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6204
$1261

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$902
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$961
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$488
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$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

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$286
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$298
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$376
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$333
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$382
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$284
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$378
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$371
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$452
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$362
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$381
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$501
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$415
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$480
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$311
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$716
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$389
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$348
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$350
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$513
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$311
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$333
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$367
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$298
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$310
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$288
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$304
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$295
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$397
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$340
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$293
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$296
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$292
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$324
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$307
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$315
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$363
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$304
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$339
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