Living in Jeddah

For Jeddah, the nearest airport was JED, 21.9 km away, with 109 listed destinations in June 2026.

Last checked 2026-10-0410 sources

Which Saudi Arabia-wide rules apply when you move to Jeddah?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in Saudi ArabiaNational rates and thresholds that apply in Jeddah.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Jeddah. The available city-level cost figures remain below.

What recurs every month4 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Private kindergarten€620

Fitness club€75

Internet, 60 Mbps€59

Mobile plan, 10 GB€33

Supplemental estimate lane; these items are not official statistics.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Fitness club membership, monthly	74.97 EUR/month	3 Aug 2026	Numbeo¹⁰Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	59.23 EUR/month	3 Aug 2026	Numbeo¹⁰Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Private kindergarten, monthly	620.4 EUR/month	3 Aug 2026	Numbeo¹⁰Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Meal at an inexpensive restaurant	4.62 eur	3 Aug 2026	Numbeo¹⁰Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Mobile plan, 10 GB	33.45 EUR/month	3 Aug 2026	Numbeo¹⁰Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context

Is Jeddah a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker49%strong on work, weak on safety · range 35–63%

Skilled employee57%strong on work, weak on safety · range 43–71%

Student56%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 42–70%

Family55%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 40–70%

Retirement47%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 34–60%

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Jeddah. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

Jadarat employment platform — Public employment service

Human Resources Development Fund / Saudi public employment support

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Jeddah. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	109 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat³Official
Nearest airport	JED	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁴Official
Distance to nearest airport	21.9 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁴Official
Public transport monthly pass	47.45 EUR/month	3 Aug 2026	Numbeo¹⁰Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context

Language courses and integration in Jeddah

1 exact course-location record is linked to this city. Check the linked source for dates, availability and enrolment.

Verified locally

1verified local records

King Abdulaziz University Institute of Arabic Language for Non-Native Speakers

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Exact city-linked record checked 2026-08-10. Provider-supplied records are supplemental and are not presented as official accreditation.

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Climate and air quality

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

29°19°

30°19°

32°20°

34°23°

37°25°

38°26°

39°28°

39°29°

37°27°

37°25°

33°23°

31°21°

JFMAMJJASOND

Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

JFMAMJJASOND

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.525.9WHO 5 · EU 25

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	25.9 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	Livability in Saudi Cities 2025²Official
Average daytime high by month	Jan 28.8 · Feb 29.8 · Mar 31.7 · Apr 34.5 · May 37.1 · Jun 38.3 · Jul 39.4 · Aug 38.7 · Sep 37.4 · Oct 36.6 · Nov 33.3 · Dec 30.6 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI⁶Official
Average night-time low by month	Jan 18.8 · Feb 19 · Mar 20.2 · Apr 22.8 · May 25 · Jun 25.8 · Jul 27.6 · Aug 28.6 · Sep 27.3 · Oct 25 · Nov 22.9 · Dec 20.6 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI⁷Official
Average temperature by month	Jan 23.4 · Feb 24 · Mar 25.5 · Apr 28.3 · May 30.7 · Jun 31.8 · Jul 33.2 · Aug 33.2 · Sep 31.9 · Oct 30.2 · Nov 27.6 · Dec 25.2 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI⁸Official
Average precipitation by month	Jan 12.5 · Feb 3.4 · Mar 2.6 · Apr 1.9 · May 0.1 · Jun 0.1 · Jul 0.5 · Aug 0.6 · Sep 0.1 · Oct 1.5 · Nov 27.1 · Dec 9.1 mm	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI⁹Official

Similar climate. In Saudi Arabia: Dammam ±4.0 °C. Elsewhere: Dubai (United Arab Emirates) ±2.3 °C, Ajman (United Arab Emirates) ±2.9 °C, Sharjah (United Arab Emirates) ±2.9 °C, Chandler (United States) ±5.6 °C, Glendale (United States) ±5.6 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

The city covered 1,686 km² in 2022.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	1,686 km²	2022	GASTAT — Mecca Region / Jeddah governorate (Census 2022)¹Official
Population	3,751,722 people	31 Dec 2022	Population by Age Group, Region, Governorate, Nationality, and Gender - Annual⁵Official · governorate figure

Alternatives for people set on Jeddah

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Riyadh as a Jeddah alternative in the same country

Better on 1 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Residents: 7,009,120 Riyadh vs 3,751,722 Jeddah+87%
Transport pass: €32 Riyadh vs €47 Jeddah−32%
Nearest airport: 27.2 km Riyadh vs 21.9 km Jeddah+24%

Full comparison More about Riyadh

Valencia as a Jeddah alternative in another country

Better on 2 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

A meal out: €15 Valencia vs €5 Jeddah+225%
Nearest airport: 9.2 km Valencia vs 21.9 km Jeddah−58%
Transport pass: €35 Valencia vs €47 Jeddah−26%

Full comparison More about Valencia

How does Jeddah compare?

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Jeddah in rankings

#1 of 30 in Cities with the lowest published annual rainfall #6 of 30 in Cities with the mildest winters #11 of 30 in Cities with the hottest summers

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Jeddah under the national coverage rules.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

Is the air quality good in Jeddah?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 25.9 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the EU limit value. Source: Livability in Saudi Cities 2025.

How many people live in Jeddah?

The published population is 3,751,722 people. Source: Population by Age Group, Region, Governorate, Nationality, and Gender - Annual.

Is Jeddah a good place to live?

Jeddah may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Jeddah, Saudi Arabia: population, cost of living, climate [ImmigrationDB compilation; version f89d21657af4af65da54c37ac4e5b585]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/sa/jeddah/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_jeddah-saudi-arabia-population-cost-of-living-climate_abf5688271ce,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Jeddah, Saudi Arabia: population, cost of living, climate},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {f89d21657af4af65da54c37ac4e5b585},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/sa/jeddah/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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Sources

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GASTAT — Mecca Region / Jeddah governorate (Census 2022) GASTAT · stats.gov.sa · checked 2026-07-14
Livability in Saudi Cities 2025 stats.gov.sa · checked 2026-10-03
OpenFlights — routes.dat OpenFlights · raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-07-14
OurAirports — airports.csv OurAirports · davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-07-14
Population by Age Group, Region, Governorate, Nationality, and Gender - Annual api.datasaudi.sa · checked 2026-09-28
World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-03
World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-03
World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-03
World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-03
Numbeo numbeo.com · checked 2026-08-03

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