Jeddah vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Jeddah	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1100	$452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2691	$1081
🏠 One person rent	$495	$164
🏘️ Family rent	$877	$242
🍽️ Food expenses	$337	$190
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$41.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1997	$436
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	45	5
😀 Quality of life	73	36
🏙️ Population	4.7M	79.2K

The cost of living in Jeddah is 144% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 4731st and 8761st ($1100 vs $452) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Saudi Arabia and Bhutan, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Jeddah compared to 1 months in Thimphu. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Thimphu ranked 2nd in Bhutan, while ranked 1616th and 7674th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeddah vs Thimphu

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	Jeddah	Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.55	$3.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.5	$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.87	$3.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$7.06
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.73	$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$472	$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$335	$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$935	$243
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$657	$174
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.2	$17.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.6	$27.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73.6	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.77%	10.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1859	$730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1264	$121
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.32	$1.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.9	$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.3	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.64	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.76	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.58	$4.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.5	$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$4.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.64	$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.7	$3.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.07	$1.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.02	$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.39	$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.13	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$87.2	$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.9	$3.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.3	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.19	$3.39
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.9	$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$42.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$331	$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6667	$701

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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 Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$476
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$343
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$325
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$337
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$1014
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$339
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$325
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$376
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$342
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$367
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$319
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$1095
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$299
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$315
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$360
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$318
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$290
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$290
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$271
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$293
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$312
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$337
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$311
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$303
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$342
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$455
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$355
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$456
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$387
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$446
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$272
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$390
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$287
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$345
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$310
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$304
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$335
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$312
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$276
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$288