Cost of living comparison
Greece is 32.1% more expensive than Jeddah (Jiddah).
If you lived in Greece instead of Jeddah (Jiddah), you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Jeddah (Jiddah)
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.67
SAR25.00
|
$14.81
€13.61
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
SAR30.00
|
$9.01
€8.28
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
SAR2.77
|
$1.97
€1.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
SAR0.99
|
$0.63
€0.58
|
|
pay 13.2% more for groceries
Jeddah (Jiddah)
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
SAR4.13
|
$1.36
€1.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.86
SAR14.48
|
$6.52
€6.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.50
SAR24.37
|
$6.06
€5.57
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.83
SAR10.61
|
$4.09
€3.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.31
SAR12.43
|
$4.27
€3.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
SAR3.83
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
SAR2.67
|
$0.82
€0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
SAR2.68
|
$0.57
€0.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
SAR2.94
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
SAR2.06
|
$0.51
€0.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
SAR1.85
|
$0.54
€0.49
|
|
pay 66.3% more for transportation
Jeddah (Jiddah)
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.37
SAR8.90
|
$7.81
€7.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.33
SAR139.98
|
$41.23
€37.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,996.93
SAR89,989.66
|
$27,791.92
€25,544.94
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.33
SAR49.99
|
$14.64
€13.46
|
|
pay 21.9% more for housing
Jeddah (Jiddah)
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.02
SAR277.57
|
$31.73
€29.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$519.40
SAR1,947.78
|
$529.13
€486.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$388.84
SAR1,458.17
|
$406.38
€373.53
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.77
SAR280.38
|
$178.34
€163.92
|
|
pay 5.3% more for childcare
Jeddah (Jiddah)
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$324.72
SAR1,217.72
|
$350.75
€322.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,490.90
SAR24,341.20
|
$6,658.30
€6,119.98
|
|
pay 0.9% more for entertainment and sports
Jeddah (Jiddah)
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
SAR7.00
|
$4.23
€3.88
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.87
SAR14.52
|
$3.51
€3.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.67
SAR25.00
|
$4.98
€4.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$90.39
SAR338.98
|
$46.53
€42.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.66
SAR54.99
|
$8.93
€8.21
|
|
pay 7.0% more for clothing
Jeddah (Jiddah)
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.54
SAR197.02
|
$83.80
€77.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.66
SAR216.23
|
$41.12
€37.80
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.27
SAR372.25
|
$86.78
€79.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.89
SAR329.59
|
$96.32
€88.53
|
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