Jeddah vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Jeddah	Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1209	$629
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2848	$1732
🏠 One person rent	$584	$231
🏘️ Family rent	$940	$389
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$235
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$89.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2099	$147
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	45	30
😀 Quality of life	78	45
🏙️ Population	4.7M	6.87M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 92% more expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 4757th and 7720th ($1209 vs $629) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Saudi Arabia and Myanmar, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Jeddah compared to 0.2 months in Yangon. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Yangon ranked 1st in Myanmar, while ranked 990th and 7263rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeddah vs Yangon

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	Jeddah	Yangon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.63	$2.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.1	$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.98	$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$3.68	$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.85	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$556	$326
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$426	$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1019	$586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$713	$262
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.8	$27.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.5	$42.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.3	$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.97%	12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1688	$2130
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1003	$946
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.32	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.1	$9.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$9.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.61	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.96	$1.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.22	$6.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.19	$4.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$8.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$4.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$0.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.58	$9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.61	$1.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.53	$1.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.5	$2.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.87	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.15	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$86.8	$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$2.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.5	$16.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.04	$3.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.1	$71.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.2	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$453	$302
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7655	$17353

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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 Yangon

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Bago	$592
151 km or 94 mi	Pathein	$695
158 km or 98 mi	Hpa-an	$593
161 km or 100 mi	Mawlamyine	$571
334 km or 207 mi	Naypyidaw	$614
373 km or 232 mi	Chiang Mai	$780
373 km or 232 mi	Pai	$709
438 km or 272 mi	Phitsanulok	$585
442 km or 275 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$730
451 km or 280 mi	Taunggyi	$546
506 km or 314 mi	Sittwe	$571
520 km or 323 mi	Chiang Rai	$626
534 km or 332 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$658
552 km or 343 mi	Myeik	$562
566 km or 352 mi	Pak Kret	$788
566 km or 352 mi	Tha Khlong	$710
571 km or 355 mi	Nonthaburi	$789
571 km or 355 mi	Rangsit	$656
576 km or 358 mi	Mandalay	$550
578 km or 359 mi	Bangkok	$1027
588 km or 365 mi	Lat Luang	$833
591 km or 367 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$829
600 km or 373 mi	Monywa	$528
624 km or 388 mi	Hua Hin	$784
658 km or 409 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
662 km or 411 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$823
666 km or 414 mi	Pattaya	$874
666 km or 414 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$610
671 km or 417 mi	Nong Prue	$846
686 km or 427 mi	Cox's Bazar	$324
697 km or 433 mi	Vientiane	$1056
705 km or 438 mi	Udon Thani	$581
708 km or 440 mi	Vang Vieng	$1082
713 km or 443 mi	Khon Kaen	$621
719 km or 447 mi	Luang Prabang	$1269
742 km or 461 mi	Klaeng	$768
756 km or 470 mi	Jinghong	$590
763 km or 474 mi	Chittagong	$358
816 km or 507 mi	Serei Saophoan	$629
834 km or 518 mi	Pu'er	$610