Cost of living comparison
Rome is 60.0% more expensive than Jeddah (Jiddah).
If you lived in Rome instead of Jeddah (Jiddah), you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Jeddah (Jiddah)
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.67
SAR25.00
|
$16.24
€14.96
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
SAR30.00
|
$10.83
€9.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
SAR2.77
|
$2.22
€2.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
SAR0.99
|
$1.15
€1.06
|
|
pay 39.3% more for groceries
Jeddah (Jiddah)
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
SAR4.13
|
$1.87
€1.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.86
SAR14.48
|
$6.93
€6.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.50
SAR24.37
|
$6.37
€5.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.83
SAR10.61
|
$3.90
€3.59
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.31
SAR12.43
|
$5.10
€4.69
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
SAR3.83
|
$1.02
€0.94
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
SAR2.67
|
$0.91
€0.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
SAR2.68
|
$0.95
€0.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
SAR2.94
|
$1.15
€1.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
SAR2.06
|
$0.72
€0.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
SAR1.85
|
$0.78
€0.71
|
|
pay 65.1% more for transportation
Jeddah (Jiddah)
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.37
SAR8.90
|
$7.44
€6.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.33
SAR140.02
|
$37.90
€34.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,996.93
SAR90,014.13
|
$26,749.78
€24,639.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.33
SAR50.01
|
$17.87
€16.46
|
|
pay 71.7% more for housing
Jeddah (Jiddah)
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.02
SAR277.65
|
$30.04
€27.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$519.40
SAR1,948.31
|
$1,171.95
€1,079.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$388.84
SAR1,458.56
|
$721.77
€664.83
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.77
SAR280.46
|
$175.72
€161.86
|
|
pay 55.2% more for childcare
Jeddah (Jiddah)
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$324.72
SAR1,218.05
|
$516.83
€476.05
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,490.90
SAR24,347.82
|
$9,813.53
€9,039.31
|
|
pay 14.3% more for entertainment and sports
Jeddah (Jiddah)
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
SAR7.00
|
$5.41
€4.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.87
SAR14.52
|
$1.59
€1.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.67
SAR25.00
|
$6.50
€5.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$90.39
SAR339.07
|
$62.20
€57.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.66
SAR55.01
|
$10.83
€9.98
|
|
pay 4.7% less for clothing
Jeddah (Jiddah)
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.54
SAR197.08
|
$67.31
€62.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.66
SAR216.28
|
$30.97
€28.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.27
SAR372.35
|
$81.10
€74.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.89
SAR329.68
|
$103.39
€95.23
|
|
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