Jeddah vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jeddah	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1146	$2539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2809	$6160
🏠 One person rent	$512	$1496
🏘️ Family rent	$899	$2729
🍽️ Food expenses	$330	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$176	$374
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2297	$4315
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	45	100
😀 Quality of life	76	100
🏙️ Population	4.7M	4.84M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 55% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 4650th and 745th ($1146 vs $2539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Saudi Arabia and Australia, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Jeddah compared to 1.7 months in Sydney. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 860th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeddah vs Sydney

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	Jeddah	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.67	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.1	$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.93	$9.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$7.29
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$1823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$1225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$976	$3607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$666	$2246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.2	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.3	$45.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.57%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2107	$13272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1025	$7795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$3.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.7	$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.78	$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.62	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$3.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.35	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.7	$28.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.52	$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.65	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.79	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$90.8	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.4	$58.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.04	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.6	$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.8	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$410	$1992
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6204	$17957

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Cities near Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$979
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$829
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$1215
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$905
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$902
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$910
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$961
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$488
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$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

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2099
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2252
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1824
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1584
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1416
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1448
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1538
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1616
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1511
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2023
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1702
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1185
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1619
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1601
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1727
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2067
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1654
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1643
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1291
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1645
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1677
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1620
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2194
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1691
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1671
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1668
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2016
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1625
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1748
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1981
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1390
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1683