Charlotte vs Jeddah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Charlotte	Jeddah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2528	$1146
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5839	$2809
🏠 One person rent	$1559	$512
🏘️ Family rent	$2624	$899
🍽️ Food expenses	$636	$330
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4485	$2297
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	68	45
😀 Quality of life	88	76
🏙️ Population	875K	4.7M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 121% more expensive than in Jeddah. Cities ranked 761st and 4650th ($2528 vs $1146) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 705th 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 1.8 months in Charlotte compared to 2 months in Jeddah. Charlotte ranked 62nd best city to live in the United States vs Jeddah ranked 2nd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 252nd and 860th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Charlotte vs Jeddah

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	Charlotte	Jeddah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.6	$6.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.6	$40.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$7.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$2.15
☕ Cappuccino	$5.06	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.56	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1601	$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1337	$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3268	$976
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2181	$666
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$162	$99.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.8	$71.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4188	$2107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2832	$1025
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.61	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.9	$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$2.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$7.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$7.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$2.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.9	$5.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.65	$6.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.14	$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.26	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.8	$3.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.9	$90.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$124	$56.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$54	$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.3	$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1337	$410
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25956	$6204

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Cities near Charlotte

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Matthews	$2271
17 km or 11 mi	Mint Hill	$2269
20 km or 13 mi	Huntersville	$2188
23 km or 14 mi	Indian Trail	$2225
28 km or 18 mi	Cornelius	$2166
30 km or 18 mi	Concord	$2147
31 km or 19 mi	Gastonia	$1891
36 km or 22 mi	Kannapolis	$2136
36 km or 22 mi	Rock Hill	$2177
38 km or 23 mi	Monroe	$2182
40 km or 25 mi	Mooresville	$2072
57 km or 35 mi	Lancaster	$2170
59 km or 37 mi	Salisbury	$2117
62 km or 39 mi	Statesville	$2090
63 km or 39 mi	Shelby	$1474
72 km or 45 mi	Hickory	$1851
94 km or 58 mi	Forest	$1951
101 km or 63 mi	Thomasville	$2058
104 km or 64 mi	Rockingham	$2136
104 km or 65 mi	Spartanburg	$1925
108 km or 67 mi	Asheboro	$2091
111 km or 69 mi	Winston-Salem	$2098
113 km or 70 mi	High Point	$1934
120 km or 75 mi	Kernersville	$2169
130 km or 81 mi	Greer	$2292
132 km or 82 mi	Greensboro	$2011
138 km or 86 mi	Columbia	$1809
142 km or 88 mi	Mauldin	$2404
143 km or 89 mi	Lexington	$1929
147 km or 91 mi	Greenville	$2530
152 km or 94 mi	Florence	$1907
152 km or 95 mi	Sumter	$1902
154 km or 96 mi	Sanford	$2184
159 km or 99 mi	Burlington	$2144
160 km or 99 mi	Asheville	$2697
166 km or 103 mi	Greenwood	$2106
176 km or 109 mi	Fayetteville	$2100
179 km or 111 mi	Chapel Hill	$2309
180 km or 112 mi	Lumberton	$2100
184 km or 114 mi	Anderson	$1888

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