Cost of living comparison

Saudi Arabia

compared to

Ireland

Dublin vs. Jeddah (Jiddah) Cost of Living Summary

Dublin is 2.1 times more expensive than Jeddah (Jiddah).

Restaurants: pay 3.0 times more in Dublin
Groceries: pay 59.5% more in Dublin
Transportation: pay 71.3% more in Dublin
Housing: pay 3.3 times more in Dublin
Childcare: pay 20.6% more in Dublin
Entertainment and Sports: pay 55.0% more in Dublin
Clothing: pay 19.5% more in Dublin

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

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Dublin vs. Jeddah (Jiddah) Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.0 times more for restaurants

	Jeddah (Jiddah)	Dublin
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.13 SAR23.02	$23.51 €21.10	+283.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.53 SAR32.03	$13.44 €12.05	+57.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.99 SAR3.71	$2.92 €2.62	+195.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 SAR0.95	$2.20 €1.98	+766.2%
Average			+196.9%

Jeddah (Jiddah) vs. Dublin - Cost of restaurants

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pay 59.5% more for groceries

	Jeddah (Jiddah)	Dublin
Bread 1 loaf	$1.29 SAR4.85	$2.46 €2.21	+90.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.21 SAR12.05	$5.02 €4.50	+56.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.49 SAR24.39	$6.21 €5.57	-4.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.46 SAR9.24	$4.99 €4.47	+102.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.71 SAR13.94	$5.78 €5.19	+55.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.94 SAR3.53	$1.26 €1.13	+34.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 SAR2.93	$1.02 €0.91	+30.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.71 SAR2.68	$1.24 €1.12	+74.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 SAR2.82	$2.38 €2.13	+217.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 SAR1.95	$0.86 €0.77	+64.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.58 SAR2.17	$0.68 €0.61	+18.2%
Average			+59.5%

Jeddah (Jiddah) vs. Dublin - Cost of groceries

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pay 71.3% more for transportation

	Jeddah (Jiddah)	Dublin
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.35 SAR8.83	$8.04 €7.21	+242.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$54.69 SAR205.45	$107.49 €96.44	+96.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$47,965.95 SAR180K	$39,000.39 €34,989.20	-18.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.05 SAR64.06	$17.24 €15.47	+1.1%
Average			+71.3%

Jeddah (Jiddah) vs. Dublin - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.3 times more for housing

	Jeddah (Jiddah)	Dublin
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$67.53 SAR253.68	$52.20 €46.83	-22.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$796.91 SAR2,993.48	$2,465.66 €2,212.06	+209.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$530.19 SAR1,991.59	$2,216.84 €1,988.84	+318.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.97 SAR259.08	$212.35 €190.51	+207.9%
Average			+225.4%

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pay 20.6% more for childcare

	Jeddah (Jiddah)	Dublin
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$760.49 SAR2,856.67	$1,272.35 €1,141.49	+67.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,442.55 SAR61,763.84	$14,285.84 €12,816.54	-13.1%
Average			+20.6%

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pay 55.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Jeddah (Jiddah)	Dublin
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.40 SAR9.01	$7.84 €7.03	+226.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.79 SAR14.24	$4.91 €4.41	+29.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.66 SAR25.02	$21.27 €19.09	+219.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$79.20 SAR297.51	$69.28 €62.15	-12.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.99 SAR45.04	$15.68 €14.06	+30.7%
Average			+55.0%

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pay 19.5% more for clothing

	Jeddah (Jiddah)	Dublin
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$73.80 SAR277.20	$107.67 €96.59	+45.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.02 SAR214.20	$50.46 €45.27	-11.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.59 SAR374.08	$113.09 €101.46	+13.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.64 SAR351.74	$130.45 €117.03	+39.3%
Average			+19.5%

Jeddah (Jiddah) vs. Dublin - Cost of clothing

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