Cost of living comparison

Saudi Arabia

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Ireland

Cork vs. Jeddah (Jiddah) Cost of Living Summary

Cork is 92.6% more expensive than Jeddah (Jiddah).

Restaurants: pay 2.9 times more in Cork
Groceries: pay 76.5% more in Cork
Transportation: pay 57.0% more in Cork
Housing: pay 2.8 times more in Cork
Childcare: pay 31.9% less in Cork
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.8% more in Cork
Clothing: pay 7.5% more in Cork

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

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Cork vs. Jeddah (Jiddah) Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.9 times more for restaurants

	Jeddah (Jiddah)	Cork
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.13 SAR23.00	$22.38 €19.92	+265.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.53 SAR32.00	$12.85 €11.44	+50.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.99 SAR3.71	$2.90 €2.58	+193.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 SAR0.95	$2.20 €1.96	+765.6%
Average			+185.8%

Jeddah (Jiddah) vs. Cork - Cost of restaurants

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pay 76.5% more for groceries

	Jeddah (Jiddah)	Cork
Bread 1 loaf	$1.29 SAR4.85	$2.31 €2.06	+78.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.21 SAR12.04	$6.99 €6.22	+118.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.49 SAR24.37	$6.35 €5.65	-2.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.46 SAR9.23	$4.54 €4.04	+84.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.71 SAR13.92	$5.90 €5.25	+59.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.94 SAR3.52	$1.47 €1.31	+56.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 SAR2.92	$1.33 €1.18	+70.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.71 SAR2.67	$1.52 €1.35	+113.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 SAR2.81	$2.16 €1.92	+188.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 SAR1.95	$1.05 €0.93	+101.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.58 SAR2.17	$0.81 €0.72	+40.1%
Average			+76.5%

Jeddah (Jiddah) vs. Cork - Cost of groceries

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pay 57.0% more for transportation

	Jeddah (Jiddah)	Cork
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.35 SAR8.82	$8.02 €7.13	+241.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$54.69 SAR205.26	$76.14 €67.77	+39.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$47,965.95 SAR180K	$39,000.39 €34,711.75	-18.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.05 SAR64.00	$17.24 €15.35	+1.1%
Average			+57.0%

Jeddah (Jiddah) vs. Cork - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.8 times more for housing

	Jeddah (Jiddah)	Cork
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$67.53 SAR253.45	$55.73 €49.60	-17.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$796.91 SAR2,990.68	$2,161.09 €1,923.45	+171.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$530.19 SAR1,989.73	$1,811.36 €1,612.17	+241.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.97 SAR258.83	$183.99 €163.76	+166.8%
Average			+179.6%

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pay 31.9% less for childcare

	Jeddah (Jiddah)	Cork
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$760.49 SAR2,854.01	$1,078.55 €959.95	+41.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,442.55 SAR61,706.21	$5,374.73 €4,783.70	-67.3%
Average			-31.9%

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pay 33.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Jeddah (Jiddah)	Cork
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.40 SAR9.00	$7.28 €6.48	+203.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.79 SAR14.23	$4.38 €3.90	+15.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.66 SAR25.00	$20.16 €17.94	+202.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$79.20 SAR297.24	$53.32 €47.45	-32.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.99 SAR45.00	$13.44 €11.96	+12.1%
Average			+33.8%

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pay 7.5% more for clothing

	Jeddah (Jiddah)	Cork
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$73.80 SAR276.94	$94.91 €84.47	+28.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.02 SAR214.00	$42.76 €38.06	-25.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.59 SAR373.73	$107.90 €96.03	+8.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.64 SAR351.41	$119.88 €106.70	+28.0%
Average			+7.5%

Jeddah (Jiddah) vs. Cork - Cost of clothing

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