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Jeddah (Jiddah) vs. Dublin Cost of Living Summary

Jeddah (Jiddah) is 38.3% cheaper than Dublin.

Restaurants: pay 62.8% less in Jeddah (Jiddah)
Groceries: pay 25.4% less in Jeddah (Jiddah)
Transportation: pay 54.2% less in Jeddah (Jiddah)
Housing: pay 46.9% less in Jeddah (Jiddah)
Childcare: pay 54.6% less in Jeddah (Jiddah)
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.7% less in Jeddah (Jiddah)
Clothing: pay 10.4% less in Jeddah (Jiddah)

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

Jeddah (Jiddah) vs. Dublin Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 62.8% less for restaurants

	Dublin	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$21.44 €20.79	$6.66 SAR25.00	-68.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.72 €10.39	$7.99 SAR30.00	-25.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 €2.39	$0.75 SAR2.82	-69.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.95 €1.89	$0.25 SAR0.94	-87.2%
Average			-62.8%

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pay 25.4% less for groceries

	Dublin	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Bread 1 loaf	$1.85 €1.79	$1.05 SAR3.93	-43.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.60 €3.50	$3.72 SAR13.96	+3.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.32 €5.16	$6.45 SAR24.23	+21.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.22 €4.09	$2.70 SAR10.14	-36.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.64 €4.50	$3.38 SAR12.70	-27.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.11 €1.08	$1.00 SAR3.77	-9.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 €0.85	$0.73 SAR2.74	-16.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.28 €1.24	$0.69 SAR2.57	-46.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.86 €1.80	$0.75 SAR2.82	-59.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 €0.85	$0.55 SAR2.06	-37.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 €0.70	$0.52 SAR1.96	-27.5%
Average			-25.4%

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pay 54.2% less for transportation

	Dublin	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.19 €6.98	$2.35 SAR8.82	-67.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$123.25 €119.53	$34.61 SAR129.99	-71.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$39,306.91 €38,119.49	$26,424.39 SAR99,239.67	-32.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$26.47 €25.67	$14.64 SAR54.99	-44.7%
Average			-54.2%

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pay 46.9% less for housing

	Dublin	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.82 €54.13	$72.50 SAR272.27	+29.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,138.28 €2,073.68	$455.92 SAR1,712.26	-78.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,827.10 €1,771.91	$396.27 SAR1,488.25	-78.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$214.65 €208.16	$84.65 SAR317.92	-60.6%
Average			-46.9%

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pay 54.6% less for childcare

	Dublin	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,307.98 €1,268.47	$369.34 SAR1,387.11	-71.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,645.87 €9,354.48	$6,026.30 SAR22,632.43	-37.5%
Average			-54.6%

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pay 13.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Dublin	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.50 €7.28	$1.86 SAR7.00	-75.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.33 €4.20	$4.16 SAR15.63	-4.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$17.68 €17.15	$6.66 SAR25.00	-62.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$56.25 €54.55	$94.62 SAR355.36	+68.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.93 €13.51	$14.64 SAR54.99	+5.1%
Average			-13.7%

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pay 10.4% less for clothing

	Dublin	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$96.07 €93.16	$49.05 SAR184.23	-48.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.10 €39.85	$56.89 SAR213.66	+38.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.72 €94.77	$93.50 SAR351.15	-4.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$114.27 €110.82	$83.80 SAR314.70	-26.7%
Average			-10.4%

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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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