Cost of living comparison
Australia is 2.2 times more expensive than Jeddah (Jiddah).
If you lived in Australia instead of Jeddah (Jiddah), you would:
pay 3.8 times more for restaurants
Jeddah (Jiddah)
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.67
SAR25.00
|
$16.79
A$25.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
SAR30.00
|
$9.81
A$14.64
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
SAR2.77
|
$2.56
A$3.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
SAR0.99
|
$2.14
A$3.19
|
|
pay 67.3% more for groceries
Jeddah (Jiddah)
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
SAR4.13
|
$2.33
A$3.47
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.86
SAR14.48
|
$4.71
A$7.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.50
SAR24.37
|
$5.75
A$8.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.83
SAR10.61
|
$3.86
A$5.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.31
SAR12.43
|
$3.99
A$5.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
SAR3.83
|
$1.43
A$2.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
SAR2.67
|
$1.25
A$1.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
SAR2.68
|
$1.39
A$2.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
SAR2.94
|
$2.00
A$2.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
SAR2.06
|
$1.13
A$1.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
SAR1.85
|
$0.95
A$1.41
|
|
pay 69.4% more for transportation
Jeddah (Jiddah)
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.37
SAR8.90
|
$4.73
A$7.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.33
SAR139.98
|
$84.46
A$126.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,996.93
SAR89,989.66
|
$27,859.34
A$41,574.91
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.33
SAR49.99
|
$18.12
A$27.05
|
|
pay 89.2% more for housing
Jeddah (Jiddah)
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.02
SAR277.57
|
$55.36
A$82.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$519.40
SAR1,947.78
|
$1,258.08
A$1,877.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$388.84
SAR1,458.17
|
$971.44
A$1,449.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.77
SAR280.38
|
$141.88
A$211.74
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
Jeddah (Jiddah)
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$324.72
SAR1,217.72
|
$1,377.23
A$2,055.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,490.90
SAR24,341.20
|
$14,720.56
A$21,967.71
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Jeddah (Jiddah)
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
SAR7.00
|
$6.69
A$9.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.87
SAR14.52
|
$3.60
A$5.38
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.67
SAR25.00
|
$28.13
A$41.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$90.39
SAR338.98
|
$53.84
A$80.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.66
SAR54.99
|
$13.24
A$19.76
|
|
pay 18.8% more for clothing
Jeddah (Jiddah)
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.54
SAR197.02
|
$75.27
A$112.33
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.66
SAR216.23
|
$54.30
A$81.04
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.27
SAR372.25
|
$102.43
A$152.86
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.89
SAR329.59
|
$118.12
A$176.27
|
|
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