Arlington vs Jeddah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Arlington	Jeddah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1869	$1123
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4760	$2695
🏠 One person rent	$1103	$511
🏘️ Family rent	$2064	$868
🍽️ Food expenses	$531	$341
🚐 Transport expenses	$93.4	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4278	$2204
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	90	45
😀 Quality of life	74	75
🏙️ Population	394K	4.7M

The cost of living in Arlington is 66% more expensive than in Jeddah. Cities ranked 2251st and 4828th ($1869 vs $1123) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1793rd 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 2.3 months in Arlington compared to 2 months in Jeddah. Arlington ranked 339th best city to live in the United States vs Jeddah ranked 2nd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 1283rd and 1110th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Arlington	Jeddah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$6.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.6	$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.36	$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.42	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$5.13	$4.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.51	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1268	$416
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$853	$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1869	$889
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1827	$640
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$68.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.5	$72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.72%	4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2211	$2216
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2177	$1138
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.24	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.7	$34.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17	$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.88	$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.64	$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$7.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.33	$7.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.27	$6.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.81	$4.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.13	$5.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.13	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.99	$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$94.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$104	$45.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$7.18
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.9	$49.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.6	$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1468	$365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21580	$6009

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2085
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2299
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2100
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2096
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2085
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2105
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2122
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$1887
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2103
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2195
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2159
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2170
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2127
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2022
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2158
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2103
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2111
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2175
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2189
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2125
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2122
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2550
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2118
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2187
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2188
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2243
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2140
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2236
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2102
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2173
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2145
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2150
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2282
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2336
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2079
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2196
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2061
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2506
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2284
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2602

Cities near Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$940
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$1096
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$837
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$853
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$895
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$895
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$915
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$879
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$491
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$828
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$492
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1021
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$934
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1094
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$524
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$324
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$488
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$940
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$944
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$988
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$490
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$988
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$314
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$333
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$278
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1586
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$513
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$294
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$499
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$550
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$491
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$686
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$393
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$821
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$935
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$489
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$350
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$806
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$868
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$491