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Jeddah (Jiddah) vs. Philippines Cost of Living Summary

Jeddah (Jiddah) is 83.7% more expensive than Philippines overall.

Restaurants: pay 47.6% more in Jeddah (Jiddah)
Groceries: pay 6.8% less in Jeddah (Jiddah)
Transportation: pay 2.5 times more in Jeddah (Jiddah)
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Jeddah (Jiddah)
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Jeddah (Jiddah)
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2 times more in Jeddah (Jiddah)
Clothing: pay 56.1% more in Jeddah (Jiddah)

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

Jeddah (Jiddah) vs. Philippines Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 47.6% more for restaurants

	Philippines	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.83 ₱231.87	$6.67 SAR25.00	+74.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.27 ₱198.03	$8.00 SAR30.00	+144.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.69 ₱41.91	$0.73 SAR2.75	+5.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 ₱23.00	$0.25 SAR0.94	-33.8%
Average			+47.6%

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pay 6.8% less for groceries

	Philippines	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Bread 1 loaf	$1.24 ₱75.15	$0.99 SAR3.72	-20.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.91 ₱236.33	$3.45 SAR12.92	-11.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.02 ₱424.59	$6.40 SAR24.02	-8.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.06 ₱124.41	$2.63 SAR9.87	+28.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.91 ₱115.73	$3.43 SAR12.85	+79.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.42 ₱85.87	$1.00 SAR3.75	-29.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 ₱39.04	$0.74 SAR2.76	+14.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.17 ₱70.75	$0.71 SAR2.65	-39.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 ₱41.90	$0.73 SAR2.72	+4.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.95 ₱57.38	$0.57 SAR2.15	-39.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.17 ₱70.90	$0.57 SAR2.12	-51.7%
Average			-6.8%

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pay 2.5 times more for transportation

	Philippines	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.15 ₱250.91	$2.31 SAR8.67	-44.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.67 ₱766.44	$38.66 SAR145.01	+205.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,414.32 ₱1M	$31,862.21 SAR120K	+30.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.78 ₱168.11	$13.60 SAR51.01	+389.5%
Average			+145.2%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Philippines	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.95 ₱1,691.17	$69.39 SAR260.26	+148.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$254.21 ₱15,383.44	$541.77 SAR2,032.13	+113.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$161.64 ₱9,781.69	$442.03 SAR1,658.00	+173.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.13 ₱4,848.82	$84.64 SAR317.48	+5.6%
Average			+110.1%

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Philippines	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$130.02 ₱7,868.16	$400.54 SAR1,502.37	+208.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,634.78 ₱341K	$6,570.93 SAR24,646.90	+16.6%
Average			+112.3%

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Philippines	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.20 ₱72.52	$2.13 SAR8.00	+78.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.17 ₱131.36	$3.69 SAR13.83	+69.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.73 ₱165.06	$6.67 SAR25.00	+144.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.80 ₱1,863.75	$85.45 SAR320.51	+177.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.63 ₱340.43	$13.33 SAR50.00	+137.0%
Average			+121.3%

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pay 56.1% more for clothing

	Philippines	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.17 ₱2,491.40	$57.33 SAR215.02	+39.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.58 ₱1,547.95	$55.64 SAR208.69	+117.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.76 ₱4,221.80	$94.82 SAR355.66	+35.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$65.98 ₱3,992.61	$87.10 SAR326.70	+32.0%
Average			+56.1%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2026

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