Cost of living comparison
Austria is 91.8% more expensive than Jeddah (Jiddah).
If you lived in Austria instead of Jeddah (Jiddah), you would:
pay 4.1 times more for restaurants
Jeddah (Jiddah)
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.67
SAR25.00
|
$15.33
€14.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
SAR30.00
|
$10.30
€9.47
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
SAR2.77
|
$2.98
€2.74
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
SAR0.99
|
$2.26
€2.08
|
|
pay 67.9% more for groceries
Jeddah (Jiddah)
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
SAR4.13
|
$2.50
€2.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.86
SAR14.48
|
$8.22
€7.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.50
SAR24.37
|
$5.57
€5.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.83
SAR10.61
|
$4.01
€3.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.31
SAR12.43
|
$5.79
€5.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
SAR3.83
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
SAR2.67
|
$0.95
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
SAR2.68
|
$1.30
€1.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
SAR2.94
|
$1.84
€1.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
SAR2.06
|
$0.94
€0.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
SAR1.85
|
$0.84
€0.77
|
|
pay 65.9% more for transportation
Jeddah (Jiddah)
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.37
SAR8.90
|
$6.51
€5.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.33
SAR139.98
|
$49.62
€45.61
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,996.93
SAR89,989.66
|
$26,063.58
€23,956.34
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.33
SAR49.99
|
$19.69
€18.10
|
|
pay 87.9% more for housing
Jeddah (Jiddah)
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.02
SAR277.57
|
$36.32
€33.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$519.40
SAR1,947.78
|
$871.49
€801.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$388.84
SAR1,458.17
|
$685.35
€629.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.77
SAR280.38
|
$267.95
€246.29
|
|
pay 82.3% more for childcare
Jeddah (Jiddah)
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$324.72
SAR1,217.72
|
$469.56
€431.60
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,490.90
SAR24,341.20
|
$14,286.41
€13,131.36
|
|
pay 14.0% more for entertainment and sports
Jeddah (Jiddah)
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
SAR7.00
|
$4.59
€4.22
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.87
SAR14.52
|
$3.54
€3.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.67
SAR25.00
|
$6.46
€5.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$90.39
SAR338.98
|
$44.34
€40.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.66
SAR54.99
|
$12.69
€11.66
|
|
pay 18.7% more for clothing
Jeddah (Jiddah)
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.54
SAR197.02
|
$85.15
€78.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.66
SAR216.23
|
$46.34
€42.60
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.27
SAR372.25
|
$89.08
€81.88
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.89
SAR329.59
|
$125.31
€115.18
|
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