Albuquerque vs Jeddah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Albuquerque	Jeddah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1964	$1155
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4905	$2694
🏠 One person rent	$1128	$541
🏘️ Family rent	$1953	$841
🍽️ Food expenses	$576	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3901	$2303
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	27	45
😀 Quality of life	84	79
🏙️ Population	565K	4.7M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 70% more expensive than in Jeddah. Cities ranked 2114th and 4809th ($1964 vs $1155) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1690th and 4th in the United States and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check the United States vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Albuquerque compared to 2 months in Jeddah. Albuquerque ranked 149th best city to live in the United States vs Jeddah ranked 2nd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 484th and 894th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Jeddah

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	Albuquerque	Jeddah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.1	$6.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.9	$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.94	$7.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.04	$2.14
☕ Cappuccino	$5.09	$3.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1041	$484
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$393
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1917	$881
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1672	$627
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$62.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$96.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.6	$67
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.46%	4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2482	$2007
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2176	$1025
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.2	$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.95	$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.44	$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$6.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$7.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$1.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.57	$2.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$5.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.9	$6.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.76	$4.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.16	$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.67	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$85.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$56
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.1	$53.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1469	$393
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$29106	$6703

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$2054
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$2204
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2235
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2407
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2245
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$2514
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1750
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1896
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1602
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1784
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$1809
374 km or 232 mi	El Paso	$1778
376 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$945
388 km or 241 mi	Socorro	$1842
393 km or 244 mi	Pueblo	$2353
418 km or 259 mi	Hobbs	$1880
433 km or 269 mi	Fountain	$2385
434 km or 270 mi	Amarillo	$1820
437 km or 272 mi	Security-Widefield	$2377
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2430
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2598
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$2024
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$1912
472 km or 293 mi	Grand Junction	$2263
491 km or 305 mi	Apache Junction	$2491
496 km or 308 mi	Florence	$2466
498 km or 310 mi	Castle Rock	$2520
498 km or 310 mi	Fountain Hills	$2371
502 km or 312 mi	Agua Prieta	$813
502 km or 312 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
505 km or 314 mi	Queen Creek	$3031
510 km or 317 mi	Casas Adobes	$2021
512 km or 318 mi	Tucson	$1940
513 km or 319 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2617
514 km or 320 mi	Gilbert	$2447
515 km or 320 mi	Mesa	$2417
516 km or 320 mi	Marana	$2084
516 km or 321 mi	Parker	$2537
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2321
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2332

Cities near Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$1162
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$964
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$791
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$1182
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$918
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$903
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$911
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$940
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$500
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$862
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$499
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1008
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$860
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1116
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$533
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$348
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$498
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$967
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$825
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$971
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$498
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$1069
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$365
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$428
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$346
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1627
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$522
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$354
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$589
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$560
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$498
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$826
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$517
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$791
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$925
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$499
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$398
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$769
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$879
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$500