Tip Calculator for Jeddah

Tip Calculator for Jeddah

In Saudi Arabia tipping is not obligatory, but about 10 percent is common in restaurants that do not add a service charge, and small tips are usual for delivery riders, valets and porters. This page opens the tip calculator for Jeddah in Saudi riyal (SAR) with a 10 percent tip and a bill split 3 ways.

Facts that change the answer

• Typical tip in Jeddah: 10 percent
• Service charge: Hotel restaurants usually include a service charge.
• Tax: VAT of 15 percent is included in displayed prices.
• Currency: Saudi riyal (SAR)

Worked example for Jeddah

A 3-person meal in Jeddah with a bill of SAR 300.00 and a 10 percent tip comes to SAR 330.00, or SAR 110.00 each. At 15 percent the total would be SAR 345.00. (Example bill; use your own receipt.)

Jeddah has about 4,697,000 people (GeoNames) and is in Mecca Region. Customs are much the same in Riyadh, the nearest large city in Saudi Arabia on this list. Across the border, Giza in Egypt follows different habits, so check that city's page before you travel.

Quick amounts in SAR at 10 percent: on SAR 150.00 the tip is SAR 15.00 and the total SAR 165.00; on SAR 300.00 the tip is SAR 30.00 and the total SAR 330.00; on SAR 600.00 the tip is SAR 60.00 and the total SAR 660.00; on SAR 1,200.00 the tip is SAR 120.00 and the total SAR 1,320.00. At 5 percent the tip on SAR 300.00 would be SAR 15.00, and at 15 percent SAR 45.00.

Sources: FastBuySale editorial summary of local custom (customs vary) · GeoNames. Checked 5 November 2026. For how the maths works, see the Tip Calculator guide.