Jeddah vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jeddah	Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1155	$2457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2694	$5641
🏠 One person rent	$541	$1547
🏘️ Family rent	$841	$2678
🍽️ Food expenses	$325	$613
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2303	$3278
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	45	78
😀 Quality of life	79	93
🏙️ Population	4.7M	662K

The cost of living in Jeddah is 53% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 4809th and 931st ($1155 vs $2457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 4th in Saudi Arabia and Canada, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Jeddah compared to 1.3 months in Vancouver. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Vancouver ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 894th and 87th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeddah vs Vancouver

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	Jeddah	Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.64	$18.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40	$64.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.98	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.14	$5.74
☕ Cappuccino	$3.64	$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.73	$2.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$484	$1697
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$393	$1379
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$881	$3105
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$627	$2409
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.5	$48.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.3	$74
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67	$56.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.57%	5.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2007	$9732
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1025	$7029
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.32	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39	$87.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.61	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.94	$2.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$3.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.56	$4.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.64	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$4.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$4.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$4.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$3.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.52	$2.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.34	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$3.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.72	$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.57	$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.5	$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.87	$3.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.15	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$85.1	$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56	$101
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.95	$27.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.4	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.8	$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$393	$1240
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6703	$19787

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Cities near Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$1162
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$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

Cities near Vancouver

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi	North Vancouver	$2379
9.6 km or 6 mi	Richmond	$2172
11 km or 6.8 mi	Burnaby	$2412
17 km or 10 mi	Delta	$2325
20 km or 12 mi	Surrey	$2297
23 km or 14 mi	Coquitlam	$2488
36 km or 22 mi	Langley	$1952
36 km or 23 mi	Maple Ridge	$2361
60 km or 37 mi	Abbotsford	$1987
62 km or 38 mi	Nanaimo	$1791
72 km or 45 mi	Bellingham	$2443
84 km or 52 mi	Chilliwack	$1842
88 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2144
94 km or 58 mi	Langford	$2079
94 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2114
97 km or 61 mi	Whistler	$2414
108 km or 67 mi	Mount Vernon	$2419
111 km or 69 mi	Oak Harbor	$2762
129 km or 80 mi	Port Angeles	$2480
130 km or 81 mi	Sequim	$2644
145 km or 90 mi	Courtenay	$1812
149 km or 92 mi	Marysville	$2603
156 km or 97 mi	Lake Stevens	$2623
158 km or 98 mi	Everett	$2649
159 km or 99 mi	Mukilteo	$2632
168 km or 104 mi	Mill Creek	$2655
170 km or 105 mi	Lynnwood	$2678
170 km or 105 mi	Edmonds	$2669
175 km or 109 mi	Shoreline	$2723
177 km or 110 mi	Campbell River	$2203
177 km or 110 mi	Bothell	$2730
178 km or 111 mi	Kenmore	$2674
182 km or 113 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2814
186 km or 116 mi	Kirkland	$2907
190 km or 118 mi	Bremerton	$2525
190 km or 118 mi	Redmond	$3269
191 km or 119 mi	Seattle	$3162
194 km or 120 mi	Bellevue	$3313
198 km or 123 mi	Mercer Island	$2851
198 km or 123 mi	Sammamish	$2812