Cost of living comparison

Jordan

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Saudi Arabia

Jeddah (Jiddah) vs. Irbid Cost of Living Summary

Jeddah (Jiddah) is 80.9% more expensive than Irbid.

Restaurants: pay 32.1% more in Jeddah (Jiddah)
Groceries: pay 53.5% more in Jeddah (Jiddah)
Transportation: pay 16.0% less in Jeddah (Jiddah)
Housing: pay 2.8 times more in Jeddah (Jiddah)
Childcare: pay 5.8 times more in Jeddah (Jiddah)
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.8% more in Jeddah (Jiddah)
Clothing: pay 67.5% more in Jeddah (Jiddah)

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

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Jeddah (Jiddah) vs. Irbid Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 32.1% more for restaurants

	Irbid	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.23 JOD3.000	$6.13 SAR23.00	+44.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.05 JOD5.000	$8.53 SAR32.00	+20.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 JOD0.340	$0.99 SAR3.71	+107.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 JOD0.240	$0.25 SAR0.95	-24.1%
Average			+32.1%

Irbid vs. Jeddah (Jiddah) - Cost of restaurants

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pay 53.5% more for groceries

	Irbid	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Bread 1 loaf	$0.44 JOD0.310	$1.29 SAR4.85	+193.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.94 JOD2.790	$3.21 SAR12.04	-18.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.34 JOD3.080	$6.49 SAR24.37	+49.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 JOD1.260	$2.46 SAR9.23	+38.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.13 JOD1.510	$3.71 SAR13.92	+74.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.64 JOD0.450	$0.94 SAR3.52	+46.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 JOD0.490	$0.78 SAR2.92	+11.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.48 JOD0.340	$0.71 SAR2.67	+48.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.27 JOD0.190	$0.75 SAR2.81	+175.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 JOD0.300	$0.52 SAR1.95	+23.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.37 JOD0.260	$0.58 SAR2.17	+57.0%
Average			+53.5%

Irbid vs. Jeddah (Jiddah) - Cost of groceries

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pay 16.0% less for transportation

	Irbid	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.25 JOD4.430	$2.35 SAR8.82	-62.4%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$54.69 SAR205.26
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,798.31 JOD19,000.000	$47,965.95 SAR180K	+79.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.78 JOD8.350	$17.05 SAR64.00	+44.8%
Average			-16.0%

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pay 2.8 times more for housing

	Irbid	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.03 JOD22.000	$67.53 SAR253.45	+117.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$218.62 JOD155.000	$796.91 SAR2,990.68	+264.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$163.61 JOD116.000	$530.19 SAR1,989.73	+224.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$73.45 JOD52.080	$68.97 SAR258.83	-6.1%
Average			+176.5%

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pay 5.8 times more for childcare

	Irbid	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$92.46 JOD65.560	$760.49 SAR2,854.01	+722.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,996.24 JOD2,833.330	$16,442.55 SAR61,706.21	+311.5%
Average			+481.7%

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pay 36.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Irbid	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.35 JOD4.500	$2.40 SAR9.00	-62.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.48 JOD1.050	$3.79 SAR14.23	+156.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.53 JOD2.500	$6.66 SAR25.00	+88.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.56 JOD24.500	$79.20 SAR297.24	+129.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.87 JOD7.000	$11.99 SAR45.00	+21.5%
Average			+36.8%

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pay 67.5% more for clothing

	Irbid	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.19 JOD31.330	$73.80 SAR276.94	+67.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.21 JOD20.000	$57.02 SAR214.00	+102.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.10 JOD57.500	$99.59 SAR373.73	+22.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$49.37 JOD35.000	$93.64 SAR351.41	+89.7%
Average			+67.5%

Irbid vs. Jeddah (Jiddah) - Cost of clothing

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