Jeddah vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1210
$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2901
$6812
🏠 One person rent
$583
$1756
🏘️ Family rent
$965
$3107
🍽️ Food expenses
$315
$592
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$335
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1673
$4188
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
45
99
😀 Quality of life
76
100
🏙️ Population
4.7M
5.45M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 57% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 4730th and 370th ($1210 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.4 months in Jeddah compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 1324th 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
$5.59
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.7
$81.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.5
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$7.3
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$599
$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$415
$1420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1068
$3992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$732
$2582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.6
$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.5
$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.8
$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.32%
5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1601
$12962
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1010
$7403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.11
$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.3
$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.9
$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.68
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.27
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$3.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.18
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$4.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.65
$28.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.55
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.54
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$91.7
$66
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56
$70
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.03
$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.2
$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.5
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$523
$2275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8743
$25164

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$890
410 km or 255 mi Bareq
$873
508 km or 315 mi Abha
$871
597 km or 371 mi Al Wajh
$919
645 km or 401 mi Keren
$483
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$834
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$484
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$993
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$864
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1124
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$513
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$350
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$475
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$938
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$738
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$947
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$481
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$1036
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$379
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$439
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$334
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1628
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$338
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$532
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$476
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$748
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$429
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$771
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$872
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$476
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$375
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$753
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$803
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$478

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$2354
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$2481
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$2040
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$1709
69 km or 43 mi Wollongong
$1695
117 km or 73 mi Newcastle
$1995
158 km or 98 mi Bathurst
$1701
168 km or 104 mi Goulburn
$1795
205 km or 127 mi Orange
$1460
247 km or 154 mi Canberra
$2258
301 km or 187 mi Dubbo
$1855
314 km or 195 mi Port Macquarie
$1786
377 km or 234 mi Armidale
$1273
378 km or 235 mi Wagga Wagga
$1608
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$2132
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$1825
597 km or 371 mi Shepparton
$1816
624 km or 388 mi Byron Bay
$2672
638 km or 396 mi Traralgon
$2000
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$2530
689 km or 428 mi Southport
$2341
695 km or 432 mi Pakenham
$1936
701 km or 436 mi Berwick
$1915
706 km or 439 mi Bendigo
$1493
706 km or 439 mi Toowoomba
$1720
707 km or 439 mi Dandenong
$1913
711 km or 442 mi Ipswich
$1825
711 km or 442 mi Cranbourne
$1810
713 km or 443 mi South Yarra
$1834
713 km or 443 mi Melbourne
$2543
716 km or 445 mi Sunbury
$1933
724 km or 450 mi Frankston
$1889
732 km or 455 mi Melton
$1896
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$2323
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$1813
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$1847
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$1992
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$2179
779 km or 484 mi Ballarat
$1606
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$1863