Baltimore vs Jeddah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Baltimore	Jeddah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2234	$1209
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5254	$2848
🏠 One person rent	$1327	$584
🏘️ Family rent	$2204	$940
🍽️ Food expenses	$617	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4084	$2099
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	97	45
😀 Quality of life	91	78
🏙️ Population	586K	4.7M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 85% more expensive than in Jeddah. Cities ranked 1414th and 4757th ($2234 vs $1209) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1179th 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 1.8 months in Baltimore compared to 1.7 months in Jeddah. Baltimore ranked 41st best city to live in the United States vs Jeddah ranked 2nd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 164th and 990th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Jeddah

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	Baltimore	Jeddah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.3	$6.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.1	$46.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$7.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.71	$2.11
☕ Cappuccino	$5.29	$3.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1650	$556
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$997	$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2430	$1019
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1814	$713
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$98.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.3	$67.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	4.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2325	$1688
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2166	$1003
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.9	$45.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.41	$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$2.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$6.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$7.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$4.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.71	$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$6.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.29	$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.74	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.6	$86.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$122	$56.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.2	$58.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.1	$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1492	$453
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21697	$7655

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2443
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2586
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2830
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2344
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2985
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2521
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2755
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2951
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2667
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2544
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2650
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2777
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2252
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2499
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2763
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2526
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3306
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$3030
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2664
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2877
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2581
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2257
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2333
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2721
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2379
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2522
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2800
76 km or 47 mi	York	$2003
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2818
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2736
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2304
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2207
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3292
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2105
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2681
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2588
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2198
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2453
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2000
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2024

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