Arlington vs Jeddah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Arlington	Jeddah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1913	$1210
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4719	$2901
🏠 One person rent	$1108	$583
🏘️ Family rent	$1925	$965
🍽️ Food expenses	$573	$315
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.3	$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3749	$1673
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	90	45
😀 Quality of life	78	76
🏙️ Population	394K	4.7M

The cost of living in Arlington is 58% more expensive than in Jeddah. Cities ranked 2324th and 4730th ($1913 vs $1210) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1747th and 2nd 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 Arlington compared to 1.4 months in Jeddah. Arlington ranked 262nd best city to live in the United States vs Jeddah ranked 2nd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 895th and 1324th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Arlington	Jeddah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$5.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.4	$44.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$7.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.74	$2.13
☕ Cappuccino	$5.12	$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.9	$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1230	$599
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$868	$415
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2162	$1068
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1579	$732
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$62.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$96.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.1	$68.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.19%	5.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2191	$1601
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2197	$1010
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.23	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40	$52.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.98	$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.28	$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$6.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$7.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$1.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$2.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$4.18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.64	$6.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$4.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.09	$4.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.46	$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$3.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.5	$91.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$104	$56
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$65.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.5	$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1486	$523
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21592	$8743

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2117
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2316
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2128
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2122
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2111
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2147
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2142
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$2086
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2129
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2259
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2170
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2183
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2137
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2042
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2164
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2128
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2110
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2182
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2206
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2151
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2120
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2472
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2155
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2156
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2193
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2202
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2125
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2168
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2062
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2174
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2148
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2205
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2172
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2220
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2096
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2205
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2104
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2155
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2209
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2397

Cities near Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$1031
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$976
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$791
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$1164
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$890
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$873
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$871
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$919
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$483
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$834
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$484
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$993
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$864
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1124
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$513
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$350
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$475
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$938
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$738
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$947
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$481
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$1036
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$379
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$439
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$334
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1628
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$499
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$338
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$555
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$532
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$476
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$748
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$429
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$771
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$872
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$476
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$375
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$753
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$803
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$478