Jeddah vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1123
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2695
$1240
🏠 One person rent
$511
$533
🏘️ Family rent
$868
$534
🍽️ Food expenses
$341
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$46.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2204
$456
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
45
40
😀 Quality of life
75
48
🏙️ Population
4.7M
5.94M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 43% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 4828th and 6501st ($1123 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 41st in India, while ranked 1110th and 6339th 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
$6.63
$3.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.9
$9.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.03
$3.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$2.37
 Cappuccino
$4.08
$1.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$416
$476
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$359
$509
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$889
$1088
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$640
$341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.6
$24.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$37.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72
$6.53
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.57%
8.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2216
$881
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1138
$664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.33
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.4
$5.92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.7
$2.05
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$4.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.59
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$8.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$8.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$3.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.67
$4.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.03
$2.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.04
$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.41
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.15
$0.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$94.3
$14.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$2.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.3
$14.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$2.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.5
$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$42.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$365
$55.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6009
$1527

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$915
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$879
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$491
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$828
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$492
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$934
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1094
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$524
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$324
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$488
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$940
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$944
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$988
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$490
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$988
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$314
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$333
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$278
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1586
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$294
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$550
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$491
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$686
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$393
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$935
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$489
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$350
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$806
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$868
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$491

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$284
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$297
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$406
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$346
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$399
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$288
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$394
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$391
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$471
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$368
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$396
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$484
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$424
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$480
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$326
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$716
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$402
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$357
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$406
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$519
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$327
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$344
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$379
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$285
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$347
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$295
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$312
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$304
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$409
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$360
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$294
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$283
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$310
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$338
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$332
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$335
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$367
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$321
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$368
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$348