Jeddah vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jeddah	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1146	$422
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2809	$1047
🏠 One person rent	$512	$145
🏘️ Family rent	$899	$225
🍽️ Food expenses	$330	$176
🚐 Transport expenses	$176	$46
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2297	$550
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	45	5
😀 Quality of life	76	34
🏙️ Population	4.7M	115K

The cost of living in Jeddah is 171% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 4650th and 8915th ($1146 vs $422) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 860th and 7592nd 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	$6.67	$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.1	$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.93	$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$94.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$976	$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$666	$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.2	$25.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.3	$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.57%	10.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2107	$605
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1025	$920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.7	$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.78	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.62	$4.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.35	$4.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.7	$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.52	$1.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.65	$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.79	$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$90.8	$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$3.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.4	$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.04	$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.6	$32
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.8	$43.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$410	$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6204	$666

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Cities near Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$979
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$829
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$1215
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$905
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$902
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$910
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$961
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$488
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$861
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$486
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$937
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1131
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$520
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$329
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$482
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$969
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$846
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$1006
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$487
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$1078
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$335
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$362
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$342
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1637
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$336
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$546
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$481
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$662
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$381
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$482
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$360
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$781
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$877
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$486

Cities near Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$459
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$312
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$296
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$296
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$900
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$317
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$309
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$342
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$323
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$335
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$307
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$963
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$300
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$280
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$408
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$308
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$264
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$292
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$282
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$274
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$305
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$292
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$304
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$295
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$419
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$341
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$430
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$367
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$309
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$288
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$294
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$321
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$289
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$294
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$316
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$292
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$299
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$300