Columbus vs Jeddah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Columbus	Jeddah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2202	$1100
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5415	$2691
🏠 One person rent	$1315	$495
🏘️ Family rent	$2574	$877
🍽️ Food expenses	$608	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3975	$1997
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	72	45
😀 Quality of life	87	73
🏙️ Population	906K	4.7M

The cost of living in Columbus is 100% more expensive than in Jeddah. Cities ranked 1282nd and 4731st ($2202 vs $1100) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1143rd 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 1.8 months in Jeddah. Columbus ranked 47th best city to live in the United States vs Jeddah ranked 2nd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 202nd and 1616th 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	$18.1	$6.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.5	$53.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$7.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.03	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$4.89	$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.5	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1415	$472
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1025	$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2997	$935
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2104	$657
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$59.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$221	$90.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.2	$73.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.35%	4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3125	$1859
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3122	$1264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.9	$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13	$13.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.76	$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$2.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$7.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$1.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$2.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.9	$6.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$4.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.72	$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.03	$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.22	$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43	$87.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$116	$45.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.4	$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.7	$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.3	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1244	$331
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10456	$6667

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Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2116
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2107
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$2030
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2125
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$2046
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2124
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1805
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$2032
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$1985
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1935
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$2010
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1905
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1787
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1849
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1900
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1853
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1767
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1642
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1747
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1761
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1823
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1787
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1798
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1844
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1558
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1791
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1721
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$2055
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1919
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1803
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1587
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1857
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1486
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$1886
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1768
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1844
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1819
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1491
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1659
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1861

Cities near Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$1032
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$1361
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$844
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$892
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$938
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$920
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$923
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$879
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$466
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$860
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$467
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1085
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$1047
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1095
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$498
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$280
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$467
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$1013
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$996
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$1061
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$466
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$1000
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$404
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$443
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$434
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1642
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$489
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$440
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$603
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$523
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$467
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$800
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$625
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$857
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$959
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$466
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$449
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$854
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$899
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$470