Jeddah vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Jeddah	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1209	$1646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2848	$3641
🏠 One person rent	$584	$932
🏘️ Family rent	$940	$1570
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$528
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$58.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2099	$912
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	45	8
😀 Quality of life	78	48
🏙️ Population	4.7M	24.7K

The cost of living in Jeddah is 27% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 4757th and 3471st ($1209 vs $1646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Saudi Arabia and the Seychelles, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs the Seychelles comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Jeddah compared to 0.6 months in Victoria. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 990th and 6854th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeddah vs Victoria

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	Jeddah	Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.63	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.1	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.98	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$4.52
☕ Cappuccino	$3.68	$5.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.85	$2.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$556	$927
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$426	$696
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1019	$1660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$713	$1259
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.8	$74
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.5	$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.3	$116
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.97%	12.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1688	$464
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1003	$1188
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.32	$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.1	$27.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$26.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.61	$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.96	$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$4.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.22	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.19	$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$3.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$6.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$3.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.58	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$4.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.61	$19.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.53	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.5	$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.87	$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.15	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$86.8	$84.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$7.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.5	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.04	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.1	$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.2	$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$453	$150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7655	$8971

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Cities near Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$1107
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$964
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$795
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$1168
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$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

Cities near Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$724
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1652
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$1237
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$1233
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$743
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$481
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$553
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$807
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$815
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$812
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$672
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$697
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$749
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$604
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$819
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$796
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$763
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$588
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1562
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$551
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$564
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1588
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$544
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1600
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1624
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1597
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1681
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1602
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1795
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1618
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1640
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1468
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1521
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$496
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1181
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$408
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$523
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$712
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$542
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$419