Jeddah vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jeddah	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1146	$1612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2809	$3415
🏠 One person rent	$512	$980
🏘️ Family rent	$899	$1469
🍽️ Food expenses	$330	$389
🚐 Transport expenses	$176	$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2297	$1337
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	45	18
😀 Quality of life	76	60
🏙️ Population	4.7M	932K

The cost of living in Jeddah is 29% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 4650th and 3004th ($1146 vs $1612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 9th in Saudi Arabia and Spain, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Jeddah compared to 0.8 months in Tenerife. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Tenerife ranked 84th in Spain, while ranked 860th and 5171st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeddah vs Tenerife

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	Jeddah	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.67	$11.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.1	$49.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.93	$8.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$2.77
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$1.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$911
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$898
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$976	$1580
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$666	$1309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$51.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.2	$77.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.3	$28.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.57%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2107	$3352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1025	$2496
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$1.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.7	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.78	$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.62	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$8.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.35	$4.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.7	$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.52	$8.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.65	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.79	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$90.8	$45.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$8.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.4	$67.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.04	$11.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.6	$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.8	$84
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$410	$454
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6204	$6114

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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 Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1558
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1665
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1361
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1371
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1287
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1268
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1196
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1500
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1214
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$559
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1338
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1375
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1337
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1338
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1334
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$535
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$540
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$562
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$640
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$489
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$687
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$502
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$850
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$435
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$652
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$448
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$619
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$705
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$536
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$675
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$558
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$486
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1598
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1248
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1330
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1368
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$1950
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1263
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1415
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1291