Jeddah vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1100
$809
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2691
$1207
🏠 One person rent
$495
$554
🏘️ Family rent
$877
$485
🍽️ Food expenses
$337
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$143
$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1997
$411
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
45
40
😀 Quality of life
73
51
🏙️ Population
4.7M
5.94M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 36% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 4731st and 6358th ($1100 vs $809) 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 1.8 months in Jeddah compared to 0.5 months in Surat. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Surat ranked 37th in India, while ranked 1616th and 6236th among best cities to live in the world.

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Jeddah Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.55
$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$10.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.87
$3.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$2.4
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$491
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$935
$1128
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$657
$264
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.2
$26.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.6
$41.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.6
$6.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.77%
8.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1859
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1264
$717
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.32
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.9
$6.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.3
$2.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.76
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$5.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$8.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.64
$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.7
$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.07
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.39
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.13
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$87.2
$15.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.3
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.19
$2.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.9
$27.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$41.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$331
$70.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6667
$1785

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$920
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$879
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$466
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$860
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$467
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$1047
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1095
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$498
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$280
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$467
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$1013
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$996
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$1061
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$466
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$1000
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$404
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$443
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$434
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1642
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$440
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$523
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$467
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$800
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$625
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$959
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$466
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$449
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$854
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$899
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$470

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$301
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$296
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$399
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$377
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$396
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$315
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$345
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$385
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$505
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$368
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$391
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$482
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$339
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$457
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$353
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$706
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$377
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$359
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$379
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$510
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$323
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$358
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$390
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$281
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$338
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$308
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$400
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$375
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$431
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$338
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$345
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$325
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$359
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$336
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$352
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$342
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$334
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$352
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$370
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$361