Columbus vs Jeddah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Columbus	Jeddah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2127	$1209
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5086	$2848
🏠 One person rent	$1221	$584
🏘️ Family rent	$2077	$940
🍽️ Food expenses	$642	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3894	$2099
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	73	45
😀 Quality of life	92	78
🏙️ Population	906K	4.7M

The cost of living in Columbus is 76% more expensive than in Jeddah. Cities ranked 1686th and 4757th ($2127 vs $1209) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1354th 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 Columbus compared to 1.7 months in Jeddah. Columbus ranked 17th best city to live in the United States vs Jeddah ranked 2nd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 96th and 990th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Jeddah

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	Columbus	Jeddah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.3	$6.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.4	$46.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$7.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.36	$2.11
☕ Cappuccino	$4.76	$3.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.53	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1328	$556
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$934	$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2183	$1019
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1691	$713
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$226	$98.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61	$67.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.35%	4.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3248	$1688
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2159	$1003
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.1	$45.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.1	$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$2.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.12	$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$6.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$7.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.64	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.03	$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.75	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.8	$4.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.61	$6.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.22	$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.07	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.5	$86.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.7	$56.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.3	$58.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.2	$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1272	$453
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24638	$7655

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Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2080
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2048
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$1994
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2093
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$1992
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2123
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1816
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$1982
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$2029
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1911
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$1975
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1872
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1813
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1919
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1922
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1746
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1831
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1756
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1822
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1831
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1594
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1877
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1931
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1849
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1582
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1915
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1901
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$1863
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1833
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1933
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1580
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1864
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1554
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$2110
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1530
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1904
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1859
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1468
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1791
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1935

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