Jeddah vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Jeddah	Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1210	$2003
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2901	$4295
🏠 One person rent	$583	$1243
🏘️ Family rent	$965	$1875
🍽️ Food expenses	$315	$532
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1673	$3056
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	45	18
😀 Quality of life	76	84
🏙️ Population	4.7M	216K

The cost of living in Jeddah is 40% less expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 4730th and 2013th ($1210 vs $2003) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd 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 1.4 months in Jeddah compared to 1.5 months in Wellington. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Wellington ranked 3rd in New Zealand, while ranked 1324th and 485th 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	$5.59	$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.7	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.5	$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$7.34
☕ Cappuccino	$3.39	$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.93	$2.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$599	$1149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$415	$1062
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1068	$1957
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$732	$1575
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.6	$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.5	$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.8	$53.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.32%	5.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1601	$7032
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1010	$3790
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.3	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.9	$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.61	$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$2.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.28	$7.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.27	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.27	$9.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$3.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$5.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.52	$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.18	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$3.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.65	$25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.55	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.54	$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.84	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.08	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$91.7	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56	$35.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.03	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.2	$81.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.5	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$523	$1020
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8743	$13757

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Cities near Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$1031
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$976
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$791
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$1164
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$890
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$873
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$871
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$919
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$483
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$834
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$484
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$993
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$864
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1124
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$513
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$350
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$475
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$938
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$738
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$947
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$481
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$1036
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$379
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$439
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$334
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1628
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$499
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$338
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$555
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$532
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$476
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$748
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$429
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$771
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$872
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$476
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$375
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$753
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$803
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$478

Cities near Wellington

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Lower Hutt	$1869
18 km or 11 mi	Porirua	$1803
29 km or 18 mi	Upper Hutt	$1751
46 km or 29 mi	Paraparaumu	$1709
73 km or 46 mi	Blenheim	$1248
81 km or 51 mi	Masterton	$1440
125 km or 78 mi	Palmerston North	$1395
129 km or 80 mi	Nelson	$1469
152 km or 95 mi	Whanganui	$1400
252 km or 157 mi	Hastings	$1503
255 km or 159 mi	New Plymouth	$1261
270 km or 168 mi	Napier	$1653
305 km or 190 mi	Christchurch	$1705
310 km or 192 mi	Taupo	$1475
372 km or 231 mi	Rotorua	$1259
392 km or 244 mi	Hamilton	$1424
402 km or 250 mi	Gisborne	$1647
418 km or 260 mi	Tauranga	$1660
450 km or 279 mi	Timaru	$1800
455 km or 283 mi	Pukekohe	$1530
479 km or 298 mi	Manukau	$1553
486 km or 302 mi	Waitakere	$1752
494 km or 307 mi	Auckland	$2100
521 km or 324 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1745
596 km or 371 mi	Wanaka	$1567
614 km or 382 mi	Dunedin	$1507
620 km or 385 mi	Whangarei	$1239
647 km or 402 mi	Queenstown	$2232
768 km or 477 mi	Invercargill	$1282
2223 km or 1381 mi	Wollongong	$1695
2226 km or 1383 mi	Dee Why	$2354
2227 km or 1384 mi	Sydney	$2844
2235 km or 1389 mi	Newcastle	$1995
2235 km or 1389 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
2246 km or 1395 mi	Parramatta	$2481
2254 km or 1401 mi	Noumea	$1911
2255 km or 1401 mi	Kellyville	$2040
2256 km or 1402 mi	Blacktown	$1709
2263 km or 1406 mi	Hobart	$2364
2266 km or 1408 mi	Dumbea	$1844