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Jeddah (Jiddah) vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Jeddah (Jiddah) is 31.9% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 33.8% more in Jeddah (Jiddah)
Groceries: pay 15.3% more in Jeddah (Jiddah)
Transportation: pay 50.8% more in Jeddah (Jiddah)
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Jeddah (Jiddah)
Childcare: pay 62.7% less in Jeddah (Jiddah)
Entertainment and Sports: pay 58.8% more in Jeddah (Jiddah)
Clothing: pay 8.1% more in Jeddah (Jiddah)

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, restaurants, groceries, and clothing in Jeddah (Jiddah) are more expensive than in Beijing. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Jeddah (Jiddah).

Jeddah (Jiddah) vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 33.8% more for restaurants

	Beijing	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.17 CN¥30.56	$6.66 SAR25.00	+59.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.57 CN¥40.75	$7.99 SAR30.00	+43.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 CN¥3.63	$0.75 SAR2.82	+51.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.26	$0.25 SAR0.94	-19.3%
Average			+33.8%

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pay 15.3% more for groceries

	Beijing	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 CN¥10.50	$1.05 SAR3.93	-27.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.31 CN¥53.49	$3.72 SAR13.96	-49.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.17 CN¥52.49	$6.45 SAR24.23	-10.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.74 CN¥12.72	$2.70 SAR10.14	+55.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥11.21	$3.38 SAR12.70	+120.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 CN¥6.72	$1.00 SAR3.77	+9.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 CN¥5.21	$0.73 SAR2.74	+2.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 CN¥6.49	$0.69 SAR2.57	-22.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 CN¥4.27	$0.75 SAR2.82	+28.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 CN¥2.70	$0.55 SAR2.06	+49.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 CN¥3.45	$0.52 SAR1.96	+10.8%
Average			+15.3%

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pay 50.8% more for transportation

	Beijing	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.36 CN¥31.92	$2.35 SAR8.82	-46.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.40 CN¥244.47	$34.61 SAR129.99	+3.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,872.18 CN¥152,796.87	$26,424.39 SAR99,239.67	+26.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.59 CN¥33.62	$14.64 SAR54.99	+218.9%
Average			+50.8%

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Beijing	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.28 CN¥97.24	$72.50 SAR272.27	+445.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$929.88 CN¥6,807.27	$455.92 SAR1,712.26	-51.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$492.44 CN¥3,604.97	$396.27 SAR1,488.25	-19.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$42.04 CN¥307.76	$84.65 SAR317.92	+101.4%
Average			+119.2%

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pay 62.7% less for childcare

	Beijing	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$763.49 CN¥5,589.24	$369.34 SAR1,387.11	-51.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,913.01 CN¥167,737.01	$6,026.30 SAR22,632.43	-73.7%
Average			-62.7%

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pay 58.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.11 CN¥8.15	$1.86 SAR7.00	+67.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.60 CN¥26.38	$4.16 SAR15.63	+15.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.48 CN¥25.47	$6.66 SAR25.00	+91.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.46 CN¥479.18	$94.62 SAR355.36	+44.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.35 CN¥61.12	$14.64 SAR54.99	+75.4%
Average			+58.8%

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pay 8.1% more for clothing

	Beijing	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.65 CN¥458.67	$49.05 SAR184.23	-21.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.69 CN¥253.93	$56.89 SAR213.66	+64.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.45 CN¥610.93	$93.50 SAR351.15	+12.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$107.64 CN¥787.96	$83.80 SAR314.70	-22.1%
Average			+8.1%

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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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