Columbus vs Jeddah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Columbus	Jeddah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2181	$1155
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5273	$2694
🏠 One person rent	$1256	$541
🏘️ Family rent	$2214	$841
🍽️ Food expenses	$662	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3957	$2303
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	72	45
😀 Quality of life	90	79
🏙️ Population	906K	4.7M

The cost of living in Columbus is 89% more expensive than in Jeddah. Cities ranked 1512th and 4809th ($2181 vs $1155) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1292nd 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 1.8 months in Columbus compared to 2 months in Jeddah. Columbus ranked 64th best city to live in the United States vs Jeddah ranked 2nd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 217th and 894th 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	$19.3	$6.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68	$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$7.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.21	$2.14
☕ Cappuccino	$4.98	$3.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1298	$484
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$973	$393
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2399	$881
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1787	$627
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$62.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$244	$96.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.7	$67
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.42%	4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3028	$2007
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2566	$1025
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$61.3	$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.13	$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.13	$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$6.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$7.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.06	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$1.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.25	$2.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$5.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.88	$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.33	$6.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.22	$4.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.75	$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.04	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.23	$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.5	$85.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86.1	$56
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.1	$53.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.6	$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1105	$393
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28983	$6703

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Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2105
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2091
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$2020
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2094
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$2030
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2084
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1836
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$2014
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$2028
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1951
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$2019
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1932
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1933
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1933
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1954
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1928
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1918
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1842
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1918
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1934
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1697
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1947
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1961
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1965
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1571
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1942
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1917
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$2025
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1980
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1957
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1684
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1850
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1495
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$2188
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1482
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1899
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1922
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1493
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1743
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$2061

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