Arlington vs Jeddah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Arlington	Jeddah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1883	$1146
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5033	$2809
🏠 One person rent	$1124	$512
🏘️ Family rent	$2309	$899
🍽️ Food expenses	$533	$330
🚐 Transport expenses	$82.9	$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3943	$2297
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	90	45
😀 Quality of life	73	76
🏙️ Population	394K	4.7M

The cost of living in Arlington is 64% more expensive than in Jeddah. Cities ranked 2153rd and 4650th ($1883 vs $1146) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1796th and 3rd 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 2.1 months in Arlington compared to 2 months in Jeddah. Arlington ranked 396th best city to live in the United States vs Jeddah ranked 2nd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 1499th and 860th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Arlington	Jeddah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15	$6.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.9	$40.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.26	$7.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.71	$2.15
☕ Cappuccino	$5.38	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.45	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1270	$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$861	$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2390	$976
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1981	$666
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$189	$99.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.2	$71.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.59%	4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2185	$2107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2094	$1025
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.23	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.3	$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.77	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.76	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$2.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.03	$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$7.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$7.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.88	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$2.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$5.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.28	$6.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.71	$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.1	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.61	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$3.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.1	$90.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$104	$56.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.2	$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.5	$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1602	$410
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23540	$6204

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2065
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2305
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2093
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2086
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2081
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2143
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2119
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$1808
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2105
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2289
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2149
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2163
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2126
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2012
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2159
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2079
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2089
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2164
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2224
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2148
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2095
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2471
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2165
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2169
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2176
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2214
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2103
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2184
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2025
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2190
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2155
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2158
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2242
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2258
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2079
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2219
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2023
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2538
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2246
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2395

Cities near Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$979
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$829
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$1215
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$905
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$902
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$910
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$961
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$488
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$861
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$486
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$937
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1131
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$520
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$329
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$482
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$969
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$846
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$1006
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$487
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$1078
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$335
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$362
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$342
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1637
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$336
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$546
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$481
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$662
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$381
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$482
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$360
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$781
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$877
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$486