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Jeddah (Jiddah) vs. Berlin Cost of Living Summary

Jeddah (Jiddah) is 24.3% cheaper than Berlin.

Restaurants: pay 64.0% less in Jeddah (Jiddah)
Groceries: pay 27.4% less in Jeddah (Jiddah)
Transportation: pay 42.1% less in Jeddah (Jiddah)
Housing: pay 32.2% less in Jeddah (Jiddah)
Childcare: pay 8.6% less in Jeddah (Jiddah)
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.6% more in Jeddah (Jiddah)
Clothing: pay 11.3% less in Jeddah (Jiddah)

Expenses including restaurants, transportation, housing, groceries, clothing, and childcare are lower in Jeddah (Jiddah).

Jeddah (Jiddah) vs. Berlin Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 64.0% less for restaurants

	Berlin	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	$11.79 €11.43	$7.99 SAR30.00	-32.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.88 €2.80	$0.75 SAR2.82	-73.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.84 €2.75	$0.25 SAR0.94	-91.2%
Average			-64.0%

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pay 27.4% less for groceries

	Berlin	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Bread 1 loaf	$1.96 €1.90	$1.05 SAR3.93	-46.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.66 €6.46	$3.72 SAR13.96	-44.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.57 €4.43	$6.45 SAR24.23	+41.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.28 €3.18	$2.70 SAR10.14	-17.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.41 €5.24	$3.38 SAR12.70	-37.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.34 €1.30	$1.00 SAR3.77	-25.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 €0.81	$0.73 SAR2.74	-12.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.00 €0.97	$0.69 SAR2.57	-31.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.85 €1.79	$0.75 SAR2.82	-59.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 €0.80	$0.55 SAR2.06	-33.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.80 €0.77	$0.52 SAR1.96	-34.5%
Average			-27.4%

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pay 42.1% less for transportation

	Berlin	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.19 €6.97	$2.35 SAR8.82	-67.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$52.52 €50.93	$34.61 SAR129.99	-34.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,799.21 €30,838.59	$26,424.39 SAR99,239.67	-16.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$29.37 €28.48	$14.64 SAR54.99	-50.1%
Average			-42.1%

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pay 32.2% less for housing

	Berlin	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$44.99 €43.63	$72.50 SAR272.27	+61.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,278.77 €1,240.14	$455.92 SAR1,712.26	-64.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$938.86 €910.50	$396.27 SAR1,488.25	-57.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$263.55 €255.59	$84.65 SAR317.92	-67.9%
Average			-32.2%

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pay 8.6% less for childcare

	Berlin	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$306.98 €297.71	$369.34 SAR1,387.11	+20.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,639.17 €9,347.98	$6,026.30 SAR22,632.43	-37.5%
Average			-8.6%

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pay 15.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Berlin	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.29 €4.16	$1.86 SAR7.00	-56.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.98 €3.86	$4.16 SAR15.63	+4.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.11 €8.83	$6.66 SAR25.00	-26.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.89 €36.74	$94.62 SAR355.36	+149.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.66 €13.25	$14.64 SAR54.99	+7.2%
Average			+15.6%

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pay 11.3% less for clothing

	Berlin	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$85.49 €82.91	$49.05 SAR184.23	-42.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.99 €39.75	$56.89 SAR213.66	+38.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$95.49 €92.61	$93.50 SAR351.15	-2.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$138.30 €134.12	$83.80 SAR314.70	-39.4%
Average			-11.3%

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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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