Austin vs Jeddah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Austin	Jeddah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2475	$1210
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5680	$2901
🏠 One person rent	$1530	$583
🏘️ Family rent	$2495	$965
🍽️ Food expenses	$627	$315
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5010	$1673
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	65	45
😀 Quality of life	90	76
🏙️ Population	962K	4.7M

The cost of living in Austin is 105% more expensive than in Jeddah. Cities ranked 932nd and 4730th ($2475 vs $1210) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 806th 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 Austin compared to 1.4 months in Jeddah. Austin ranked 46th best city to live in the United States vs Jeddah ranked 2nd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 192nd and 1324th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Austin	Jeddah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.4	$5.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.7	$44.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$7.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.38	$2.13
☕ Cappuccino	$5.59	$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.34	$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1888	$599
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1199	$415
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3110	$1068
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2018	$732
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$62.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$96.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.5	$68.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	5.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5778	$1601
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3142	$1010
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$52.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$6.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$7.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$1.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$2.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$4.18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.96	$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.52	$6.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.71	$4.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$4.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.17	$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.23	$3.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.4	$91.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$167	$56
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.8	$65.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.4	$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1503	$523
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20982	$8743

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2141
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2058
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2151
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2149
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2168
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2110
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2125
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2123
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2120
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$1937
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1857
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$1963
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2105
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2093
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2070
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2071
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1950
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$1944
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1843
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2066
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2003
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2096
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$1900
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2754
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2093
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1860
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2011
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2093
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2107
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2148
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2111
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2261
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2174
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2064
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2164
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2206
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2142
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$1916
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2025
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2316

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