Jeddah vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Jeddah	Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1100	$2407
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2691	$5259
🏠 One person rent	$495	$1528
🏘️ Family rent	$877	$2705
🍽️ Food expenses	$337	$588
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1997	$3089
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	45	80
😀 Quality of life	73	80
🏙️ Population	4.7M	518K

The cost of living in Jeddah is 54% less expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 4731st and 831st ($1100 vs $2407) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 10th in Saudi Arabia and Canada, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Jeddah compared to 1.3 months in Surrey. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Surrey ranked 22nd in Canada, while ranked 1616th and 457th 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	$6.55	$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.5	$59.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.87	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$4.77
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.73	$2.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$472	$1513
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$335	$1360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$935	$3165
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$657	$2363
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.2	$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.6	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73.6	$57
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.77%	7.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1859	$11457
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1264	$10205
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.32	$3.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.9	$135
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.3	$13.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.64	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$7.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.76	$3.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.58	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.5	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$4.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.64	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$3.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.7	$15.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.07	$8.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.02	$4.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.39	$2.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.13	$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$87.2	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.9	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.3	$90.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.19	$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.9	$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$90.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$331	$463
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6667	$7382

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Cities near Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$1032
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$1361
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$844
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$892
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$938
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$920
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$923
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$879
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$466
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$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

Cities near Surrey

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Burnaby	$2595
12 km or 7.4 mi	Coquitlam	$2595
12 km or 7.7 mi	Delta	$2329
17 km or 10 mi	Langley	$2034
19 km or 12 mi	Maple Ridge	$2218
20 km or 12 mi	Vancouver	$2564
21 km or 13 mi	Richmond	$2255
22 km or 13 mi	North Vancouver	$2529
41 km or 25 mi	Abbotsford	$1990
55 km or 34 mi	Bellingham	$2251
65 km or 41 mi	Chilliwack	$1760
79 km or 49 mi	Nanaimo	$1455
87 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2141
93 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2210
93 km or 58 mi	Mount Vernon	$2255
95 km or 59 mi	Langford	$2134
100 km or 62 mi	Oak Harbor	$2588
105 km or 65 mi	Whistler	$2445
124 km or 77 mi	Sequim	$2576
127 km or 79 mi	Port Angeles	$2451
134 km or 84 mi	Marysville	$2585
142 km or 88 mi	Lake Stevens	$2593
144 km or 89 mi	Everett	$2604
147 km or 91 mi	Mukilteo	$2627
154 km or 96 mi	Mill Creek	$2663
157 km or 98 mi	Lynnwood	$2750
157 km or 98 mi	Edmonds	$2837
163 km or 101 mi	Shoreline	$3118
164 km or 102 mi	Bothell	$2729
165 km or 102 mi	Courtenay	$1721
165 km or 103 mi	Kenmore	$2728
171 km or 107 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
173 km or 108 mi	Kirkland	$2920
177 km or 110 mi	Redmond	$3262
179 km or 112 mi	Seattle	$2974
180 km or 112 mi	Bremerton	$2313
181 km or 113 mi	Bellevue	$3345
185 km or 115 mi	Sammamish	$2758
185 km or 115 mi	Mercer Island	$2814
193 km or 120 mi	Issaquah	$2651