Jeddah vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Jeddah	Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1209	$2237
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2848	$5110
🏠 One person rent	$584	$1348
🏘️ Family rent	$940	$2367
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$582
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2099	$3072
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	45	79
😀 Quality of life	78	94
🏙️ Population	4.7M	568K

The cost of living in Jeddah is 46% less expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 4757th and 1407th ($1209 vs $2237) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 17th in Saudi Arabia and Canada, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Jeddah compared to 1.4 months in Surrey. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Surrey ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 990th and 49th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeddah vs Surrey

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	Jeddah	Surrey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.63	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.1	$73
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.98	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$5.87
☕ Cappuccino	$3.68	$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.85	$2.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$556	$1369
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$426	$1125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1019	$2438
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$713	$2055
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.8	$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.5	$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.3	$62.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.97%	5.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1688	$9861
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1003	$8816
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.32	$2.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.1	$128
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.61	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$2.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.96	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$4.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.22	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.19	$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$23.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.58	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.61	$14.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.53	$8.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.5	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.87	$3.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.15	$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$86.8	$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.5	$85.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.04	$22.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.1	$60.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.2	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$453	$894
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7655	$12497

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Cities near Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$1107
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$964
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$795
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$1168
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$906
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$893
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$902
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$942
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$498
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$815
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$497
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1005
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$865
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1104
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$531
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$369
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$491
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$931
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$775
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$931
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$498
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$1074
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$385
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$448
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$354
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1632
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$515
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$360
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$598
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$551
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$492
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$810
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$479
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$790
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$858
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$491
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$415
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$776
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$819
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$494

Cities near Surrey

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Burnaby	$2457
12 km or 7.4 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
12 km or 7.7 mi	Delta	$2361
17 km or 10 mi	Langley	$2054
19 km or 12 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
20 km or 12 mi	Vancouver	$2540
21 km or 13 mi	Richmond	$2240
22 km or 13 mi	North Vancouver	$2478
41 km or 25 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
55 km or 34 mi	Bellingham	$2526
65 km or 41 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
79 km or 49 mi	Nanaimo	$1865
87 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2190
93 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2173
93 km or 58 mi	Mount Vernon	$2456
95 km or 59 mi	Langford	$2128
100 km or 62 mi	Oak Harbor	$2754
105 km or 65 mi	Whistler	$2470
124 km or 77 mi	Sequim	$2710
127 km or 79 mi	Port Angeles	$2539
134 km or 84 mi	Marysville	$2628
142 km or 88 mi	Lake Stevens	$2641
144 km or 89 mi	Everett	$2641
147 km or 91 mi	Mukilteo	$2674
154 km or 96 mi	Mill Creek	$2717
157 km or 98 mi	Lynnwood	$2734
157 km or 98 mi	Edmonds	$2739
163 km or 101 mi	Shoreline	$2778
164 km or 102 mi	Bothell	$2737
165 km or 102 mi	Courtenay	$1872
165 km or 103 mi	Kenmore	$2702
171 km or 107 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2855
173 km or 108 mi	Kirkland	$3041
177 km or 110 mi	Redmond	$3559
179 km or 112 mi	Seattle	$3154
180 km or 112 mi	Bremerton	$2475
181 km or 113 mi	Bellevue	$3292
185 km or 115 mi	Sammamish	$2915
185 km or 115 mi	Mercer Island	$2896
193 km or 120 mi	Issaquah	$2798