Jeddah vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1123
$387
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2695
$1009
🏠 One person rent
$511
$122
🏘️ Family rent
$868
$227
🍽️ Food expenses
$341
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2204
$570
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
45
5
😀 Quality of life
75
50
🏙️ Population
4.7M
115K

The cost of living in Jeddah is 190% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 4828th and 9013th ($1123 vs $387) 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 2 months in Jeddah compared to 1.5 months in Thimphu. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 1110th and 6232nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Jeddah Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.63
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.9
$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.03
$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$6.45
☕ Cappuccino
$4.08
$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$416
$119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$359
$65.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$889
$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$640
$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.6
$13.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$21.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72
$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.57%
9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2216
$625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1138
$869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.33
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.4
$4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.7
$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$3.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.59
$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$4.33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$3.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.67
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.03
$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.04
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.41
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.15
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$94.3
$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.3
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$3.33
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.5
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$32.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$365
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6009
$691

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$940
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$1096
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$837
328 km or 204 mi Medina
$853
395 km or 246 mi Bisha
$895
410 km or 255 mi Bareq
$895
508 km or 315 mi Abha
$915
597 km or 371 mi Al Wajh
$879
645 km or 401 mi Keren
$491
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$828
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$492
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$934
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1094
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$524
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$324
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$488
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$940
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$944
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$988
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$490
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$988
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$314
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$333
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$278
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1586
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$294
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$550
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$491
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$686
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$393
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$935
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$489
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$350
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$806
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$868
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$491

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$455
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$314
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$298
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$293
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$930
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$331
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$312
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$370
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$339
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$359
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$311
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$997
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$303
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$282
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$390
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$311
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$256
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$297
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$268
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$279
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$296
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$321
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$309
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$271
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$290
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$443
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$350
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$428
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$380
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$301
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$294
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$311
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$294
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$335
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$290
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$307
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$356
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$288
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$273
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$284