Jeddah vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jeddah	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1146	$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2809	$2412
🏠 One person rent	$512	$449
🏘️ Family rent	$899	$742
🍽️ Food expenses	$330	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$176	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2297	$925
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	45	49
😀 Quality of life	76	59
🏙️ Population	4.7M	1.48M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 12% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 4650th and 5351st ($1146 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 860th and 5375th 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	$6.67	$9.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.1	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.93	$8.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$2.2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$542
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$330
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$976	$978
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$666	$553
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.2	$78.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.3	$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.57%	11.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2107	$5058
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1025	$452
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.7	$24.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.78	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.62	$8.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$7.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$9.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.35	$9.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.7	$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.52	$5.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.65	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.79	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$90.8	$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$4.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.4	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.04	$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.6	$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.8	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$410	$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6204	$5821

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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 Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$1017
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$660
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$778
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$780
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$773
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$906
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$721
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$831
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$634
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$796
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$587
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$684
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1162
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$804
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$673
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$768
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$744
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$813
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$753
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$667
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$977
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$853
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$634
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$725
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$677
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$693
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$717
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$638
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$760
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$808
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$983
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$781
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$846
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$662
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$856
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1214
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$696