Cost of living comparison
Russia is 27.8% cheaper than Jeddah (Jiddah).
If you lived in Russia instead of Jeddah (Jiddah), you would:
pay 6.1% more for restaurants
Jeddah (Jiddah)
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.67
SAR25.00
|
$6.85
RUB619.76
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
SAR30.00
|
$4.21
RUB380.42
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
SAR2.77
|
$0.84
RUB76.18
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
SAR0.99
|
$0.41
RUB36.79
|
|
pay 33.8% less for groceries
Jeddah (Jiddah)
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
SAR4.13
|
$0.49
RUB44.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.86
SAR14.48
|
$3.93
RUB355.47
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.50
SAR24.37
|
$3.21
RUB289.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.83
SAR10.61
|
$1.21
RUB109.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.31
SAR12.43
|
$1.72
RUB155.83
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
SAR3.83
|
$0.56
RUB50.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
SAR2.67
|
$0.56
RUB50.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
SAR2.68
|
$0.75
RUB67.58
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
SAR2.94
|
$0.90
RUB81.60
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
SAR2.06
|
$0.22
RUB19.90
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
SAR1.85
|
$0.22
RUB19.77
|
|
pay 25.5% less for transportation
Jeddah (Jiddah)
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.37
SAR8.90
|
$2.21
RUB199.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.33
SAR140.02
|
$19.07
RUB1,723.85
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,996.93
SAR90,014.13
|
$28,869.86
RUB2,610,294.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.33
SAR50.01
|
$4.42
RUB399.82
|
|
pay 45.8% less for housing
Jeddah (Jiddah)
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.02
SAR277.65
|
$6.26
RUB566.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$519.40
SAR1,948.31
|
$317.16
RUB28,676.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$388.84
SAR1,458.56
|
$217.57
RUB19,671.53
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.77
SAR280.46
|
$68.11
RUB6,158.64
|
|
pay 24.5% less for childcare
Jeddah (Jiddah)
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$324.72
SAR1,218.05
|
$212.06
RUB19,173.51
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,490.90
SAR24,347.82
|
$5,562.55
RUB502,942.67
|
|
pay 56.4% less for entertainment and sports
Jeddah (Jiddah)
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
SAR7.00
|
$1.50
RUB135.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.87
SAR14.52
|
$1.72
RUB155.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.67
SAR25.00
|
$2.19
RUB198.29
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$90.39
SAR339.07
|
$29.01
RUB2,622.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.66
SAR55.01
|
$4.18
RUB377.93
|
|
pay 14.4% less for clothing
Jeddah (Jiddah)
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.54
SAR197.08
|
$58.04
RUB5,247.79
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.66
SAR216.28
|
$36.63
RUB3,312.22
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.27
SAR372.35
|
$78.11
RUB7,062.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.89
SAR329.68
|
$78.83
RUB7,127.48
|
|
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