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Jeddah (Jiddah) vs. Saudi Arabia Cost of Living Summary

Jeddah (Jiddah) is 3.0% more expensive than Saudi Arabia overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.1% more in Jeddah (Jiddah)
Groceries: pay 2.6% less in Jeddah (Jiddah)
Transportation: pay 9.0% less in Jeddah (Jiddah)
Housing: pay 14.3% more in Jeddah (Jiddah)
Childcare: pay 10.6% more in Jeddah (Jiddah)
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.6% more in Jeddah (Jiddah)
Clothing: pay 5.0% more in Jeddah (Jiddah)

The cost of housing, childcare, clothing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Jeddah (Jiddah) are more expensive than in Saudi Arabia. Expenses including transportation and groceries are lower in Jeddah (Jiddah).

Jeddah (Jiddah) vs. Saudi Arabia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1% more for restaurants

	Saudi Arabia	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.73 SAR25.27	$6.66 SAR25.00	-1.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.54 SAR28.32	$7.99 SAR30.00	+5.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 SAR2.77	$0.75 SAR2.82	+2.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 SAR0.92	$0.25 SAR0.94	+1.3%
Average			+2.1%

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pay 2.6% less for groceries

	Saudi Arabia	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Bread 1 loaf	$0.94 SAR3.54	$1.05 SAR3.93	+10.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.87 SAR14.53	$3.72 SAR13.96	-3.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.76 SAR25.41	$6.45 SAR24.23	-4.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.58 SAR9.68	$2.70 SAR10.14	+4.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.22 SAR12.10	$3.38 SAR12.70	+4.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.94 SAR3.54	$1.00 SAR3.77	+6.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 SAR2.87	$0.73 SAR2.74	-4.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 SAR2.80	$0.69 SAR2.57	-8.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 SAR2.76	$0.75 SAR2.82	+2.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 SAR2.53	$0.55 SAR2.06	-18.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.63 SAR2.38	$0.52 SAR1.96	-17.6%
Average			-2.6%

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pay 9.0% less for transportation

	Saudi Arabia	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.30 SAR8.64	$2.35 SAR8.82	+2.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$44.62 SAR167.58	$34.61 SAR129.99	-22.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,543.44 SAR95,931.19	$26,424.39 SAR99,239.67	+3.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.12 SAR68.06	$14.64 SAR54.99	-19.2%
Average			-9.0%

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pay 14.3% more for housing

	Saudi Arabia	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$74.43 SAR279.52	$72.50 SAR272.27	-2.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$384.32 SAR1,443.37	$455.92 SAR1,712.26	+18.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$279.56 SAR1,049.94	$396.27 SAR1,488.25	+41.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$85.15 SAR319.79	$84.65 SAR317.92	-0.6%
Average			+14.3%

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pay 10.6% more for childcare

	Saudi Arabia	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$303.07 SAR1,138.21	$369.34 SAR1,387.11	+21.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,063.63 SAR22,772.62	$6,026.30 SAR22,632.43	-0.6%
Average			+10.6%

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pay 0.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Saudi Arabia	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.70 SAR6.40	$1.86 SAR7.00	+9.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.57 SAR13.39	$4.16 SAR15.63	+16.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.18 SAR26.97	$6.66 SAR25.00	-7.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$98.57 SAR370.20	$94.62 SAR355.36	-4.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.63 SAR62.45	$14.64 SAR54.99	-11.9%
Average			+0.6%

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pay 5.0% more for clothing

	Saudi Arabia	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.91 SAR161.15	$49.05 SAR184.23	+14.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$58.28 SAR218.86	$56.89 SAR213.66	-2.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.66 SAR344.23	$93.50 SAR351.15	+2.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.88 SAR296.24	$83.80 SAR314.70	+6.2%
Average			+5.0%

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