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Jeddah (Jiddah) vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

Jeddah (Jiddah) is 99.8% more expensive than Hanoi.

Restaurants: pay 92.9% more in Jeddah (Jiddah)
Groceries: pay 23.4% more in Jeddah (Jiddah)
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Jeddah (Jiddah)
Housing: pay 3.1 times more in Jeddah (Jiddah)
Childcare: pay 0.3% more in Jeddah (Jiddah)
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.2 times more in Jeddah (Jiddah)
Clothing: pay 36.7% more in Jeddah (Jiddah)

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

Jeddah (Jiddah) vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 92.9% more for restaurants

	Hanoi	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.98 ₫50,312	$6.66 SAR25.00	+236.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.75 ₫120,748	$7.99 SAR30.00	+68.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.44 ₫11,270	$0.75 SAR2.82	+69.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.26 ₫6,540	$0.25 SAR0.94	-3.0%
Average			+92.9%

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pay 23.4% more for groceries

	Hanoi	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Bread 1 loaf	$1.03 ₫26,155	$1.05 SAR3.93	+1.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.00 ₫127,250	$3.72 SAR13.96	-25.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.30 ₫134,811	$6.45 SAR24.23	+21.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.59 ₫40,341	$2.70 SAR10.14	+70.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.59 ₫40,541	$3.38 SAR12.70	+112.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.72 ₫43,756	$1.00 SAR3.77	-41.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫11,762	$0.73 SAR2.74	+57.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.76 ₫19,415	$0.69 SAR2.57	-10.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 ₫12,384	$0.75 SAR2.82	+54.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫11,586	$0.55 SAR2.06	+20.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 ₫13,693	$0.52 SAR1.96	-3.1%
Average			+23.4%

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Hanoi	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.47 ₫88,214	$2.35 SAR8.82	-32.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.91 ₫201,246	$34.61 SAR129.99	+337.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$39,554.95 ₫1,006,231,469	$26,424.39 SAR99,239.67	-33.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.38 ₫136,847	$14.64 SAR54.99	+172.2%
Average			+111.0%

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pay 3.1 times more for housing

	Hanoi	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.00 ₫229,050	$72.50 SAR272.27	+705.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$338.66 ₫8,615,171	$455.92 SAR1,712.26	+34.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$239.31 ₫6,087,700	$396.27 SAR1,488.25	+65.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.28 ₫1,482,526	$84.65 SAR317.92	+45.3%
Average			+212.7%

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pay 0.3% more for childcare

	Hanoi	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$243.92 ₫6,205,094	$369.34 SAR1,387.11	+51.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,260.72 ₫311,898,214	$6,026.30 SAR22,632.43	-50.8%
Average			+0.3%

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pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Hanoi	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.99 ₫25,156	$1.86 SAR7.00	+88.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.83 ₫46,635	$4.16 SAR15.63	+127.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.38 ₫35,218	$6.66 SAR25.00	+380.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.31 ₫669,224	$94.62 SAR355.36	+259.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.15 ₫105,654	$14.64 SAR54.99	+252.6%
Average			+221.7%

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pay 36.7% more for clothing

	Hanoi	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$36.72 ₫934,146	$49.05 SAR184.23	+33.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.37 ₫670,821	$56.89 SAR213.66	+115.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.93 ₫2,364,049	$93.50 SAR351.15	+0.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$86.41 ₫2,198,229	$83.80 SAR314.70	-3.0%
Average			+36.7%

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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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