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Jeddah (Jiddah) vs. Spain Cost of Living Summary

Jeddah (Jiddah) is 11.7% cheaper than Spain overall.

Restaurants: pay 59.1% less in Jeddah (Jiddah)
Groceries: pay 20.5% less in Jeddah (Jiddah)
Transportation: pay 21.9% less in Jeddah (Jiddah)
Housing: pay 3.3% more in Jeddah (Jiddah)
Childcare: pay 16.8% less in Jeddah (Jiddah)
Entertainment and Sports: pay 29.6% more in Jeddah (Jiddah)
Clothing: pay 3.4% more in Jeddah (Jiddah)

The cost of entertainment and sports, clothing, and housing in Jeddah (Jiddah) are more expensive than in Spain. Expenses including restaurants, transportation, groceries, and childcare are lower in Jeddah (Jiddah).

Jeddah (Jiddah) vs. Spain Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 59.1% less for restaurants

	Spain	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.59 €13.56	$6.67 SAR25.00	-57.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.47 €9.11	$8.00 SAR30.00	-23.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.43 €2.11	$0.73 SAR2.75	-69.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.75 €1.53	$0.25 SAR0.94	-85.7%
Average			-59.1%

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pay 20.5% less for groceries

	Spain	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Bread 1 loaf	$1.50 €1.31	$0.99 SAR3.72	-34.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.18 €6.24	$3.45 SAR12.92	-52.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.55 €3.95	$6.40 SAR24.02	+40.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.00 €2.61	$2.63 SAR9.87	-12.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.77 €3.28	$3.43 SAR12.85	-9.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.12 €0.98	$1.00 SAR3.75	-11.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.94 €0.82	$0.74 SAR2.76	-21.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 €0.78	$0.71 SAR2.65	-21.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.25 €1.09	$0.73 SAR2.72	-41.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.79 €0.69	$0.57 SAR2.15	-27.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.88 €0.77	$0.57 SAR2.12	-35.8%
Average			-20.5%

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pay 21.9% less for transportation

	Spain	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.72 €5.85	$2.31 SAR8.67	-65.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.04 €31.33	$38.66 SAR145.01	+7.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,479.99 €31,720.52	$31,862.21 SAR120K	-12.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.35 €14.21	$13.60 SAR51.01	-16.8%
Average			-21.9%

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pay 3.3% more for housing

	Spain	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.86 €27.71	$69.39 SAR260.26	+117.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.97 €813.85	$541.77 SAR2,032.13	-42.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$738.34 €642.01	$442.03 SAR1,658.00	-40.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$108.98 €94.76	$84.64 SAR317.48	-22.3%
Average			+3.3%

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pay 16.8% less for childcare

	Spain	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$443.17 €385.35	$400.54 SAR1,502.37	-9.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,629.20 €7,503.37	$6,570.93 SAR24,646.90	-23.9%
Average			-16.8%

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pay 29.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Spain	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.32 €2.89	$2.13 SAR8.00	-35.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.26 €1.96	$3.69 SAR13.83	+63.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.32 €5.49	$6.67 SAR25.00	+5.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.29 €41.99	$85.45 SAR320.51	+77.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.66 €8.40	$13.33 SAR50.00	+38.0%
Average			+29.6%

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pay 3.4% more for clothing

	Spain	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$82.11 €71.40	$57.33 SAR215.02	-30.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.86 €31.18	$55.64 SAR208.69	+55.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.78 €77.20	$94.82 SAR355.66	+6.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.74 €92.82	$87.10 SAR326.70	-18.4%
Average			+3.4%

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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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