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Jeddah (Jiddah) vs. Athens Cost of Living Summary

Jeddah (Jiddah) is 11.7% cheaper than Athens.

Restaurants: pay 48.5% less in Jeddah (Jiddah)
Groceries: pay 13.6% less in Jeddah (Jiddah)
Transportation: pay 13.2% less in Jeddah (Jiddah)
Housing: pay 5.2% more in Jeddah (Jiddah)
Childcare: pay 32.0% less in Jeddah (Jiddah)
Entertainment and Sports: pay 25.4% more in Jeddah (Jiddah)
Clothing: pay 5.5% less in Jeddah (Jiddah)

The cost of entertainment and sports and housing in Jeddah (Jiddah) are more expensive than in Athens. Expenses including restaurants, childcare, groceries, transportation, and clothing are lower in Jeddah (Jiddah).

Jeddah (Jiddah) vs. Athens Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Jeddah (Jiddah) instead of Athens, you would:

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pay 48.5% less for restaurants

	Athens	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.08 €15.59	$6.66 SAR25.00	-58.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.65 €9.35	$7.99 SAR30.00	-17.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.06 €2.00	$0.75 SAR2.82	-63.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 €0.53	$0.25 SAR0.94	-54.5%
Average			-48.5%

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pay 13.6% less for groceries

	Athens	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Bread 1 loaf	$1.27 €1.24	$1.05 SAR3.93	-17.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.59 €6.39	$3.72 SAR13.96	-43.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.29 €6.10	$6.45 SAR24.23	+2.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.50 €4.37	$2.70 SAR10.14	-40.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.89 €4.74	$3.38 SAR12.70	-30.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.93 €0.90	$1.00 SAR3.77	+8.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.89 €0.87	$0.73 SAR2.74	-18.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 €0.58	$0.69 SAR2.57	+14.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.93 €0.90	$0.75 SAR2.82	-18.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 €0.55	$0.55 SAR2.06	-3.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 €0.51	$0.52 SAR1.96	-0.8%
Average			-13.6%

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pay 13.2% less for transportation

	Athens	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.64 €7.41	$2.35 SAR8.82	-69.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.01 €29.10	$34.61 SAR129.99	+15.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,384.48 €29,466.60	$26,424.39 SAR99,239.67	-13.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.86 €12.47	$14.64 SAR54.99	+13.9%
Average			-13.2%

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pay 5.2% more for housing

	Athens	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.55 €31.57	$72.50 SAR272.27	+122.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$634.68 €615.51	$455.92 SAR1,712.26	-28.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$557.32 €540.48	$396.27 SAR1,488.25	-28.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$153.41 €148.77	$84.65 SAR317.92	-44.8%
Average			+5.2%

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pay 32.0% less for childcare

	Athens	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$463.20 €449.21	$369.34 SAR1,387.11	-20.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,722.29 €10,398.38	$6,026.30 SAR22,632.43	-43.8%
Average			-32.0%

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pay 25.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Athens	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.36 €5.20	$1.86 SAR7.00	-65.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.71 €3.59	$4.16 SAR15.63	+12.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.88 €4.73	$6.66 SAR25.00	+36.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.36 €47.87	$94.62 SAR355.36	+91.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.65 €9.35	$14.64 SAR54.99	+51.8%
Average			+25.4%

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pay 5.5% less for clothing

	Athens	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$86.11 €83.51	$49.05 SAR184.23	-43.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.32 €37.17	$56.89 SAR213.66	+48.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.75 €90.92	$93.50 SAR351.15	-0.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.38 €111.90	$83.80 SAR314.70	-27.4%
Average			-5.5%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025

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