Jeddah vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Jeddah	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1123	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2695	$2487
🏠 One person rent	$511	$450
🏘️ Family rent	$868	$850
🍽️ Food expenses	$341	$346
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2204	$957
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	45	49
😀 Quality of life	75	60
🏙️ Population	4.7M	1.48M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 11% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 4828th and 5612th ($1123 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 14th in Saudi Arabia and Mexico, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Jeddah compared to 0.9 months in Zapopan. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Zapopan ranked 4th in Mexico, while ranked 1110th and 5259th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeddah vs Zapopan

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	Jeddah	Zapopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.63	$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.9	$35.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.03	$7.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$4.08	$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$416	$616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$359	$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$889	$1191
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$640	$639
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.6	$46.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$72	$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.57%	11.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2216	$5289
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1138	$646
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.4	$30.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.7	$21.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.09	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.58	$7.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.59	$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$9.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.39	$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.97	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.67	$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.03	$4.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.04	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$1.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.15	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$94.3	$30.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$5.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.3	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.18	$7.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.5	$45.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.2	$89.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$365	$173
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6009	$5160

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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 Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$985
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$683
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$779
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$735
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$764
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$882
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$737
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$835
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$630
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$826
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$620
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$719
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1165
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$709
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$687
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$784
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$738
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$796
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$780
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$674
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$978
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$886
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$659
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$729
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$522
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$691
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$748
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$601
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1223
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$698
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$879
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$941
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$808
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$839
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$828
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$792
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$647
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$861
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1153
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$844