Austin vs Jeddah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Austin	Jeddah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2473	$1123
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5974	$2695
🏠 One person rent	$1613	$511
🏘️ Family rent	$3016	$868
🍽️ Food expenses	$556	$341
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5652	$2204
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	66	45
😀 Quality of life	91	75
🏙️ Population	962K	4.7M

The cost of living in Austin is 120% more expensive than in Jeddah. Cities ranked 812th and 4828th ($2473 vs $1123) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 724th 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 Austin compared to 2 months in Jeddah. Austin ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs Jeddah ranked 2nd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 116th and 1110th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Austin	Jeddah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.8	$6.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.3	$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.91	$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$5.5	$4.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.61	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1954	$416
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1307	$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4136	$889
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2445	$640
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$68.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.63%	4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4709	$2216
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2939	$1138
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.5	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.6	$34.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.4	$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.94	$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.29	$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$7.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$7.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.87	$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.34	$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.91	$6.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.05	$4.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.37	$5.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.98	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.8	$94.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$145	$45.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$7.18
👖 Brand Jeans	$64	$49.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.1	$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1453	$365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21741	$6009

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2211
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2145
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2232
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2250
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2223
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2194
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2226
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2156
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2177
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$2006
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2097
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2172
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2155
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2186
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2194
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1890
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2071
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1764
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2223
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2231
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2151
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2129
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2692
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2137
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1798
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2164
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2143
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2093
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2145
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2156
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2248
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2173
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2080
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2158
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2189
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2101
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2003
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2035
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2299

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