Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 2.1 times more expensive than Jeddah (Jiddah).
If you lived in Iceland instead of Jeddah (Jiddah), you would:
pay 4.0 times more for restaurants
Jeddah (Jiddah)
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.67
SAR25.00
|
$19.51
ISK2,699
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
SAR30.00
|
$16.45
ISK2,275
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
SAR2.77
|
$2.70
ISK374
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
SAR0.99
|
$1.95
ISK270
|
|
pay 79.6% more for groceries
Jeddah (Jiddah)
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
SAR4.13
|
$3.16
ISK436
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.86
SAR14.48
|
$6.72
ISK929
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.50
SAR24.37
|
$6.27
ISK867
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.83
SAR10.61
|
$6.03
ISK834
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.31
SAR12.43
|
$7.60
ISK1,051
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
SAR3.83
|
$1.13
ISK156
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
SAR2.67
|
$1.01
ISK140
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
SAR2.68
|
$1.15
ISK160
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
SAR2.94
|
$1.71
ISK237
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
SAR2.06
|
$1.13
ISK156
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
SAR1.85
|
$0.68
ISK94
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Jeddah (Jiddah)
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.37
SAR8.90
|
$8.42
ISK1,164
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.33
SAR139.98
|
$68.29
ISK9,444
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,996.93
SAR89,989.66
|
$39,714.69
ISK5,492,145
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.33
SAR49.99
|
$23.23
ISK3,212
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Jeddah (Jiddah)
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.02
SAR277.57
|
$74.47
ISK10,299
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$519.40
SAR1,947.78
|
$1,518.94
ISK210,054
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$388.84
SAR1,458.17
|
$1,325.48
ISK183,300
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.77
SAR280.38
|
$66.99
ISK9,264
|
|
pay 14.6% less for childcare
Jeddah (Jiddah)
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$324.72
SAR1,217.72
|
$254.97
ISK35,259
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,490.90
SAR24,341.20
|
$5,993.83
ISK828,886
|
|
pay 90.3% more for entertainment and sports
Jeddah (Jiddah)
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
SAR7.00
|
$9.37
ISK1,296
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.87
SAR14.52
|
$4.61
ISK638
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.67
SAR25.00
|
$11.22
ISK1,551
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$90.39
SAR338.98
|
$60.00
ISK8,298
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.66
SAR54.99
|
$13.94
ISK1,928
|
|
pay 62.5% more for clothing
Jeddah (Jiddah)
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.54
SAR197.02
|
$108.23
ISK14,967
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.66
SAR216.23
|
$59.73
ISK8,260
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.27
SAR372.25
|
$146.94
ISK20,320
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.89
SAR329.59
|
$169.24
ISK23,404
|
|
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