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Athens vs. Jeddah (Jiddah) Cost of Living Summary

Athens is 43.0% more expensive than Jeddah (Jiddah).

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Athens
Groceries: pay 21.7% more in Athens
Transportation: pay 53.6% more in Athens
Housing: pay 26.5% more in Athens
Childcare: pay 51.7% more in Athens
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.6% more in Athens
Clothing: pay 20.2% more in Athens

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

Athens vs. Jeddah (Jiddah) Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Jeddah (Jiddah)	Athens
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.66 SAR25.00	$16.08 €15.59	+141.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.99 SAR30.00	$9.65 €9.35	+20.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.75 SAR2.82	$2.06 €2.00	+174.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 SAR0.94	$0.55 €0.53	+119.5%
Average			+114.0%

Jeddah (Jiddah) vs. Athens - Cost of restaurants

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pay 21.7% more for groceries

	Jeddah (Jiddah)	Athens
Bread 1 loaf	$1.05 SAR3.93	$1.27 €1.24	+21.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.72 SAR13.96	$6.59 €6.39	+77.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.45 SAR24.23	$6.29 €6.10	-2.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.70 SAR10.14	$4.50 €4.37	+66.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.38 SAR12.70	$4.89 €4.74	+44.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.00 SAR3.77	$0.93 €0.90	-7.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 SAR2.74	$0.89 €0.87	+22.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.69 SAR2.57	$0.60 €0.58	-12.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 SAR2.82	$0.93 €0.90	+23.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.55 SAR2.06	$0.57 €0.55	+3.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.52 SAR1.96	$0.53 €0.51	+0.8%
Average			+21.7%

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pay 53.6% more for transportation

	Jeddah (Jiddah)	Athens
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.35 SAR8.82	$7.64 €7.41	+225.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.61 SAR129.99	$30.01 €29.10	-13.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,424.39 SAR99,239.67	$30,384.48 €29,466.60	+15.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.64 SAR54.99	$12.86 €12.47	-12.2%
Average			+53.6%

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pay 26.5% more for housing

	Jeddah (Jiddah)	Athens
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$72.50 SAR272.27	$32.55 €31.57	-55.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$455.92 SAR1,712.26	$634.68 €615.51	+39.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$396.27 SAR1,488.25	$557.32 €540.48	+40.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$84.65 SAR317.92	$153.41 €148.77	+81.2%
Average			+26.5%

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pay 51.7% more for childcare

	Jeddah (Jiddah)	Athens
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$369.34 SAR1,387.11	$463.20 €449.21	+25.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,026.30 SAR22,632.43	$10,722.29 €10,398.38	+77.9%
Average			+51.7%

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pay 13.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Jeddah (Jiddah)	Athens
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.86 SAR7.00	$5.36 €5.20	+187.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.16 SAR15.63	$3.71 €3.59	-11.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.66 SAR25.00	$4.88 €4.73	-26.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$94.62 SAR355.36	$49.36 €47.87	-47.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.64 SAR54.99	$9.65 €9.35	-34.1%
Average			+13.6%

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pay 20.2% more for clothing

	Jeddah (Jiddah)	Athens
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.05 SAR184.23	$86.11 €83.51	+75.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$56.89 SAR213.66	$38.32 €37.17	-32.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.50 SAR351.15	$93.75 €90.92	+0.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.80 SAR314.70	$115.38 €111.90	+37.7%
Average			+20.2%

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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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