Austin vs Jeddah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Austin	Jeddah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2416	$1155
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5487	$2694
🏠 One person rent	$1511	$541
🏘️ Family rent	$2463	$841
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4904	$2303
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	66	45
😀 Quality of life	92	79
🏙️ Population	962K	4.7M

The cost of living in Austin is 109% more expensive than in Jeddah. Cities ranked 1002nd and 4809th ($2416 vs $1155) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 879th and 4th 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 2 months in Jeddah. Austin ranked 44th best city to live in the United States vs Jeddah ranked 2nd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 151st and 894th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Austin	Jeddah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$6.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70	$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$7.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.73	$2.14
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$3.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.79	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1903	$484
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$393
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3088	$881
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2013	$627
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$62.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$96.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.9	$67
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4361	$2007
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3258	$1025
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.41	$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.9	$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.74	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.21	$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$6.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$7.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$1.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.9	$2.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$5.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.24	$6.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.78	$4.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.19	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.2	$85.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$129	$56
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$53.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.3	$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1317	$393
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21266	$6703

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2196
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2148
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2221
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2241
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2222
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2188
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2215
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2233
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2210
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$2022
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2105
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2178
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2164
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2136
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2023
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1993
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2169
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1900
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2279
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2220
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2209
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2020
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2730
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2154
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1828
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2229
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2216
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2094
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2185
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2186
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2240
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2187
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2177
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2184
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2190
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2240
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2095
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2155
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2302

Cities near Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$1162
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$964
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$791
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$1182
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$918
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$903
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$911
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$940
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$500
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$862
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$499
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1008
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$860
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1116
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$533
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$348
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$498
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$967
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$825
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$971
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$498
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$1069
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$365
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$428
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$346
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1627
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$522
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$354
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$589
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$560
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$498
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$826
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$517
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$791
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$925
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$499
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$398
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$769
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$879
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$500