Jeddah vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1210
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2901
$998
🏠 One person rent
$583
$158
🏘️ Family rent
$965
$234
🍽️ Food expenses
$315
$164
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1673
$351
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
45
5
😀 Quality of life
76
43
🏙️ Population
4.7M
115K

The cost of living in Jeddah is 194% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 4730th and 8941st ($1210 vs $412) 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 1.4 months in Jeddah compared to 0.9 months in Thimphu. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 1324th and 7454th 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
$5.59
$2.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.7
$14.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.5
$3.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$599
$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$415
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1068
$234
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$732
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.6
$19.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.5
$29.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.8
$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.32%
10.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1601
$657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1010
$762
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.11
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.3
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.9
$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.68
$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.27
$4.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$3.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.18
$5.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.65
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.55
$1.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.54
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$91.7
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56
$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.03
$2.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.2
$29.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.5
$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$523
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8743
$600

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$1031
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$976
307 km or 191 mi Yanbu
$791
328 km or 204 mi Medina
$1164
395 km or 246 mi Bisha
$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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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$437
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$282
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$307
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$320
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$960
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$303
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$287
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$325
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$303
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$321
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$288
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1034
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$270
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$297
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$336
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$289
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$278
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$264
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$245
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$289
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$287
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$288
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$357
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$329
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$424
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$336
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$478
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$342
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$348
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$263
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$288
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$272
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$317
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$326
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$285
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$293
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$272
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$268
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$274