Jeddah vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Jeddah	Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1123	$2235
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2695	$4982
🏠 One person rent	$511	$1407
🏘️ Family rent	$868	$2429
🍽️ Food expenses	$341	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2204	$2869
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	45	17
😀 Quality of life	75	84
🏙️ Population	4.7M	216K

The cost of living in Jeddah is 50% less expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 4828th and 1293rd ($1123 vs $2235) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Saudi Arabia and New Zealand, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs New Zealand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Jeddah compared to 1.3 months in Wellington. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Wellington ranked 3rd in New Zealand, while ranked 1110th and 353rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeddah vs Wellington

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	Jeddah	Wellington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.63	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.9	$73.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.03	$9.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$7.67
☕ Cappuccino	$4.08	$3.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$416	$1379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$359	$1212
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$889	$2525
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$640	$2135
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.6	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$72	$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.57%	7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2216	$8089
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1138	$7074
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$2.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.4	$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.7	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.09	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$7.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.58	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.59	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$3.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$5.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.39	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.97	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$4.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.67	$25.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.03	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.04	$5.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.15	$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$94.3	$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.3	$33.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.18	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.5	$81
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.2	$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$365	$822
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6009	$13500

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Cities near Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$940
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$1096
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$837
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$853
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$895
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$895
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$915
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$879
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$491
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$828
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$492
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1021
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$934
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1094
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$524
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$324
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$488
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$940
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$944
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$988
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$490
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$988
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$314
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$333
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$278
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1586
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$513
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$294
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$499
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$550
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$491
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$686
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$393
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$821
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$935
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$489
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$350
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$806
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$868
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$491

Cities near Wellington

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Lower Hutt	$1866
18 km or 11 mi	Porirua	$1844
29 km or 18 mi	Upper Hutt	$1784
46 km or 29 mi	Paraparaumu	$1729
73 km or 46 mi	Blenheim	$1406
81 km or 51 mi	Masterton	$1334
125 km or 78 mi	Palmerston North	$1318
129 km or 80 mi	Nelson	$1640
152 km or 95 mi	Whanganui	$1573
252 km or 157 mi	Hastings	$1205
255 km or 159 mi	New Plymouth	$1447
270 km or 168 mi	Napier	$1403
305 km or 190 mi	Christchurch	$1981
310 km or 192 mi	Taupo	$1569
372 km or 231 mi	Rotorua	$1274
392 km or 244 mi	Hamilton	$1671
402 km or 250 mi	Gisborne	$1654
418 km or 260 mi	Tauranga	$1791
450 km or 279 mi	Timaru	$1879
455 km or 283 mi	Pukekohe	$1634
479 km or 298 mi	Manukau	$1939
486 km or 302 mi	Waitakere	$1848
494 km or 307 mi	Auckland	$2205
521 km or 324 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1861
596 km or 371 mi	Wanaka	$1916
614 km or 382 mi	Dunedin	$1463
620 km or 385 mi	Whangarei	$1531
647 km or 402 mi	Queenstown	$1928
768 km or 477 mi	Invercargill	$1359
2223 km or 1381 mi	Wollongong	$1532
2226 km or 1383 mi	Dee Why	$2286
2227 km or 1384 mi	Sydney	$2801
2235 km or 1389 mi	Newcastle	$1833
2235 km or 1389 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
2246 km or 1395 mi	Parramatta	$2472
2254 km or 1401 mi	Noumea	$1755
2255 km or 1401 mi	Kellyville	$1997
2256 km or 1402 mi	Blacktown	$1732
2263 km or 1406 mi	Hobart	$2265
2266 km or 1408 mi	Dumbea	$1700