Jeddah vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1209
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2848
$1010
🏠 One person rent
$584
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$940
$235
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$169
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2099
$462
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
45
5
😀 Quality of life
78
45
🏙️ Population
4.7M
115K

The cost of living in Jeddah is 193% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 4757th and 8957th ($1209 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 1.7 months in Jeddah compared to 1.1 months in Thimphu. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 990th and 7238th 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
$6.63
$2.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.1
$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.98
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.11
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$3.68
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$556
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1019
$251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$713
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.8
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.5
$26.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.3
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.97%
10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1688
$577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1003
$895
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.32
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.1
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.41
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.22
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.19
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.58
$5.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.61
$3.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.53
$1.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.5
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.15
$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$86.8
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$3.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.5
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$3.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.1
$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.2
$42.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$453
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7655
$633

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$964
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328 km or 204 mi Medina
$1168
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$906
410 km or 255 mi Bareq
$893
508 km or 315 mi Abha
$902
597 km or 371 mi Al Wajh
$942
645 km or 401 mi Keren
$498
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$815
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$497
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$865
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1104
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$531
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$369
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$491
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$931
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$775
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$931
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$498
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$1074
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$385
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$448
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$354
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1632
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$360
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$551
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$492
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$810
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$479
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$858
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$491
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$415
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$776
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$819
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$494

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Distance City Cost of living
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$443
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$293
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$307
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$320
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$943
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$310
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$299
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$339
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$315
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$335
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$299
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1012
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$283
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$293
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$344
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$300
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$287
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$278
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$253
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$281
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$284
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$298
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$350
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$325
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$412
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$340
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$481
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$355
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$351
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$285
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$275
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$319
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$314
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$290
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$308
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$284
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$280
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$285