Jeddah vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jeddah	Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1146	$1253
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2809	$2899
🏠 One person rent	$512	$663
🏘️ Family rent	$899	$1071
🍽️ Food expenses	$330	$383
🚐 Transport expenses	$176	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2297	$1581
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	45	38
😀 Quality of life	76	76
🏙️ Population	4.7M	767K

The cost of living in Jeddah is 9% less expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 4650th and 4331st ($1146 vs $1253) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th in Saudi Arabia and Croatia, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Jeddah compared to 1.3 months in Zagreb. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 860th and 843rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeddah vs Zagreb

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	Jeddah	Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.67	$9.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.1	$50.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.93	$8.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$2.94
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$624
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$503
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$976	$1087
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$666	$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.2	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.3	$27.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.57%	4.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2107	$4361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1025	$2995
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.7	$51.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.78	$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.62	$9.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$9.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.35	$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.7	$5.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.52	$6.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.65	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.79	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$90.8	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$7.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.4	$43
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.04	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.6	$86.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.8	$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$410	$394
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6204	$10861

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$979
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$829
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$1215
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$905
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$902
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$910
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$961
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$488
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$861
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$486
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$937
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1131
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$520
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$329
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$482
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$969
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$846
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$1006
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$487
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$1078
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$335
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$362
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$342
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1637
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$336
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$546
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$481
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$662
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$381
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$482
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$360
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$781
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$877
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$486

Cities near Zagreb

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Velika Gorica	$1101
46 km or 29 mi	Karlovac	$912
61 km or 38 mi	Novo Mesto	$1080
70 km or 43 mi	Bjelovar	$1008
71 km or 44 mi	Celje	$1116
87 km or 54 mi	Maribor	$1082
90 km or 56 mi	Velenje	$1157
97 km or 60 mi	Murska Sobota	$842
109 km or 68 mi	Nagykanizsa	$711
110 km or 68 mi	Bihac	$556
110 km or 68 mi	Prijedor	$659
114 km or 71 mi	Ljubljana	$1468
128 km or 79 mi	Sanski Most	$558
129 km or 80 mi	Rijeka	$1152
132 km or 82 mi	Kranj	$1261
135 km or 84 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$750
144 km or 89 mi	Wolfsberg	$1303
146 km or 91 mi	Graz	$1594
150 km or 93 mi	Banja Luka	$803
155 km or 96 mi	Kaposvar	$750
156 km or 97 mi	Klagenfurt	$1653
168 km or 104 mi	Trieste	$1421
168 km or 104 mi	Szombathely	$701
176 km or 109 mi	Slavonski Brod	$847
179 km or 111 mi	Nova Gorica	$985
179 km or 111 mi	Pecs	$848
180 km or 112 mi	Izola	$1263
181 km or 113 mi	Gorizia	$1223
186 km or 116 mi	Villach	$1582
188 km or 117 mi	Piran	$1247
188 km or 117 mi	Leoben	$1263
189 km or 118 mi	Kapfenberg	$1323
195 km or 121 mi	Pula	$941
196 km or 122 mi	Zadar	$1122
208 km or 129 mi	Doboj	$603
209 km or 130 mi	Veszprem	$786
212 km or 132 mi	Udine	$1307
213 km or 132 mi	Osijek	$958
215 km or 134 mi	Sopron	$919
221 km or 137 mi	Szekszard	$747