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Jeddah (Jiddah) vs. London Cost of Living Summary

Jeddah (Jiddah) is 46.1% cheaper than London.

Restaurants: pay 63.2% less in Jeddah (Jiddah)
Groceries: pay 30.6% less in Jeddah (Jiddah)
Transportation: pay 60.2% less in Jeddah (Jiddah)
Housing: pay 39.6% less in Jeddah (Jiddah)
Childcare: pay 81.3% less in Jeddah (Jiddah)
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.5% less in Jeddah (Jiddah)
Clothing: pay 23.4% less in Jeddah (Jiddah)

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

Jeddah (Jiddah) vs. London Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 63.2% less for restaurants

	London	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$25.83 £20.79	$6.66 SAR25.00	-74.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.33 £8.32	$7.99 SAR30.00	-22.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 £1.98	$0.75 SAR2.82	-69.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.85 £1.49	$0.25 SAR0.94	-86.5%
Average			-63.2%

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pay 30.6% less for groceries

	London	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Bread 1 loaf	$2.07 £1.67	$1.05 SAR3.93	-49.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.65 £4.55	$3.72 SAR13.96	-34.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.31 £5.08	$6.45 SAR24.23	+2.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.45 £3.58	$2.70 SAR10.14	-39.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.26 £3.43	$3.38 SAR12.70	-20.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.56 £1.26	$1.00 SAR3.77	-35.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 £0.61	$0.73 SAR2.74	-3.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.44 £1.16	$0.69 SAR2.57	-52.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.79 £1.44	$0.75 SAR2.82	-58.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 £0.55	$0.55 SAR2.06	-20.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.70 £0.56	$0.52 SAR1.96	-25.6%
Average			-30.6%

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pay 60.2% less for transportation

	London	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.39 £5.95	$2.35 SAR8.82	-68.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$258.31 £207.93	$34.61 SAR129.99	-86.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,531.14 £29,406.07	$26,424.39 SAR99,239.67	-27.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$35.26 £28.38	$14.64 SAR54.99	-58.5%
Average			-60.2%

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pay 39.6% less for housing

	London	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$41.63 £33.51	$72.50 SAR272.27	+74.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,834.46 £2,281.63	$455.92 SAR1,712.26	-83.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,063.73 £1,661.22	$396.27 SAR1,488.25	-80.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$263.90 £212.43	$84.65 SAR317.92	-67.9%
Average			-39.6%

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pay 81.3% less for childcare

	London	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,333.60 £1,878.45	$369.34 SAR1,387.11	-84.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$27,892.30 £22,452.16	$6,026.30 SAR22,632.43	-78.4%
Average			-81.3%

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pay 24.5% less for entertainment and sports

	London	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.27 £6.65	$1.86 SAR7.00	-77.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.80 £3.87	$4.16 SAR15.63	-13.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$19.76 £15.91	$6.66 SAR25.00	-66.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.66 £52.86	$94.62 SAR355.36	+44.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.14 £13.00	$14.64 SAR54.99	-9.3%
Average			-24.5%

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pay 23.4% less for clothing

	London	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$96.94 £78.03	$49.05 SAR184.23	-49.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.55 £40.69	$56.89 SAR213.66	+12.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$114.87 £92.47	$93.50 SAR351.15	-18.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$135.36 £108.96	$83.80 SAR314.70	-38.1%
Average			-23.4%

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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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