Jeddah vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1155
$420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2694
$1031
🏠 One person rent
$541
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$841
$236
🍽️ Food expenses
$325
$174
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$39.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2303
$544
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
45
5
😀 Quality of life
79
42
🏙️ Population
4.7M
115K

The cost of living in Jeddah is 175% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 4809th and 8940th ($1155 vs $420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 1.3 months in Thimphu. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 894th and 7547th 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
$6.64
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$17.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.98
$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$2.28
☕ Cappuccino
$3.64
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$393
$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$881
$255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$627
$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.5
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.3
$26.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.57%
10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2007
$600
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1025
$947
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.32
$1.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.56
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$4.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.64
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$4.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.34
$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.72
$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.57
$1.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.5
$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.15
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$85.1
$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$3.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56
$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.95
$3.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.4
$32
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.8
$43.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$393
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6703
$653

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$1162
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$964
307 km or 191 mi Yanbu
$791
328 km or 204 mi Medina
$1182
395 km or 246 mi Bisha
$918
410 km or 255 mi Bareq
$903
508 km or 315 mi Abha
$911
597 km or 371 mi Al Wajh
$940
645 km or 401 mi Keren
$500
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$862
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$499
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$860
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1116
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$533
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$348
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$498
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$967
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$825
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$971
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$498
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$1069
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$365
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$428
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$346
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1627
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$522
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$354
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$560
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$498
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$826
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$517
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$791
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$925
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$499
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$398
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$769
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$879
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$500

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$450
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$297
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$308
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$311
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$918
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$316
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$298
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$348
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$321
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$338
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$297
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$981
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$284
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$287
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$354
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$297
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$282
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$281
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$257
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$274
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$321
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$293
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$294
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$352
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$332
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$427
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$350
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$464
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$362
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$348
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$284
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$293
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$272
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$328
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$300
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$286
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$320
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$289
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$286
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$289