Arlington vs Jeddah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Arlington	Jeddah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1907	$1209
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4693	$2848
🏠 One person rent	$1121	$584
🏘️ Family rent	$1937	$940
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.4	$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3714	$2099
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	90	45
😀 Quality of life	78	78
🏙️ Population	394K	4.7M

The cost of living in Arlington is 58% more expensive than in Jeddah. Cities ranked 2397th and 4757th ($1907 vs $1209) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1784th 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 1.9 months in Arlington compared to 1.7 months in Jeddah. Arlington ranked 264th best city to live in the United States vs Jeddah ranked 2nd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 894th and 990th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Arlington vs Jeddah

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	Arlington	Jeddah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$6.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.8	$46.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$7.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.17	$2.11
☕ Cappuccino	$5.41	$3.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.78	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1271	$556
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$867	$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2259	$1019
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$713
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$98.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.4	$67.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.24%	4.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2186	$1688
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2186	$1003
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.22	$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.7	$45.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.82	$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$2.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.01	$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$6.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$7.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$4.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.59	$6.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.18	$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.46	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.2	$86.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.1	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$105	$56.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$58.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.2	$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1389	$453
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25323	$7655

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2127
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2302
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2127
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2126
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2114
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2145
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2141
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$2114
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2124
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2219
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2198
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2195
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2128
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2076
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2175
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2105
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2129
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2193
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2193
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2152
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2142
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2461
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2155
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2190
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2212
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2258
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2135
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2188
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2076
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2196
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2177
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2208
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2246
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2233
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2147
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2177
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2357
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2127
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2225
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2393

Cities near Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$1107
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$964
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$795
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$1168
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$906
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$893
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$902
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$942
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$498
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$815
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$497
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1005
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$865
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1104
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$531
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$369
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$491
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$931
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$775
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$931
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$498
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$1074
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$385
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$448
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$354
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1632
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$515
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$360
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$598
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$551
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$492
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$810
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$479
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$790
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$858
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$491
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$415
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$776
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$819
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$494