Chicago vs Jeddah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chicago	Jeddah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2678	$1146
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6655	$2809
🏠 One person rent	$1596	$512
🏘️ Family rent	$2946	$899
🍽️ Food expenses	$700	$330
🚐 Transport expenses	$200	$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4876	$2297
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	100	45
😀 Quality of life	95	76
🏙️ Population	2.75M	4.7M

The cost of living in Chicago is 134% more expensive than in Jeddah. Cities ranked 529th and 4650th ($2678 vs $1146) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 483rd 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 Chicago compared to 2 months in Jeddah. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Jeddah ranked 2nd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 23rd and 860th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Chicago	Jeddah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.9	$6.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.6	$40.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$7.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$2.15
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.95	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1841	$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1327	$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3729	$976
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2474	$666
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$99.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.1	$71.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.68%	4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3391	$2107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2689	$1025
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.1	$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.68	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$2.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.13	$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$7.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$7.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.85	$2.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$5.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.04	$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$15	$6.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.02	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.63	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$3.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63	$90.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$56.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.8	$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$59	$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.4	$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2114	$410
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24502	$6204

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Cities near Chicago

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Cicero	$2425
14 km or 8.8 mi	Berwyn	$2421
14 km or 8.9 mi	Oak Park	$2510
16 km or 10 mi	Elmwood Park	$2426
18 km or 11 mi	Maywood	$2444
18 km or 11 mi	Evanston	$2194
19 km or 12 mi	Skokie	$2256
19 km or 12 mi	Burbank	$2401
20 km or 12 mi	Melrose Park	$2418
21 km or 13 mi	Oak Lawn	$2384
22 km or 14 mi	Morton Grove	$2314
22 km or 14 mi	Niles	$2334
23 km or 14 mi	Park Ridge	$2389
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmette	$2264
25 km or 16 mi	Blue Island	$2377
26 km or 16 mi	Elmhurst	$2392
27 km or 17 mi	Glenview	$2363
28 km or 17 mi	Des Plaines	$2509
28 km or 18 mi	Dolton	$2359
29 km or 18 mi	Villa Park	$2393
30 km or 19 mi	Harvey	$2360
30 km or 19 mi	East Chicago	$1938
30 km or 19 mi	Westmont	$2362
31 km or 19 mi	Calumet	$2363
31 km or 20 mi	South Holland	$2344
32 km or 20 mi	Lombard	$2396
32 km or 20 mi	Hammond	$1948
32 km or 20 mi	Oak Forest	$2350
33 km or 20 mi	Northbrook	$2378
33 km or 20 mi	Mount Prospect	$2446
33 km or 20 mi	Darien	$2369
33 km or 21 mi	Elk Grove Village	$2506
34 km or 21 mi	Downers Grove	$2342
35 km or 22 mi	Orland Park	$2367
36 km or 22 mi	Lansing	$2342
36 km or 22 mi	Glen Ellyn	$2227
37 km or 23 mi	Highland Park	$2345
37 km or 23 mi	Munster	$1954
37 km or 23 mi	Tinley Park	$2351
37 km or 23 mi	Wheeling	$2371

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