Detroit vs Jeddah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Detroit	Jeddah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2064	$1146
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4936	$2809
🏠 One person rent	$1212	$512
🏘️ Family rent	$2122	$899
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$330
🚐 Transport expenses	$109	$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3270	$2297
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	77	45
😀 Quality of life	86	76
🏙️ Population	639K	4.7M

The cost of living in Detroit is 80% more expensive than in Jeddah. Cities ranked 1678th and 4650th ($2064 vs $1146) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1488th 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 1.6 months in Detroit compared to 2 months in Jeddah. Detroit ranked 83rd best city to live in the United States vs Jeddah ranked 2nd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 315th and 860th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Detroit	Jeddah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.3	$6.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$40.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$7.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.59	$2.15
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.45	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1182	$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$960	$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2340	$976
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1705	$666
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$231	$99.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.6	$71.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1377	$2107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1283	$1025
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.98	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.1	$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$2.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.05	$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$7.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$7.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.09	$2.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$5.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.76	$6.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.93	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.48	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.74	$3.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.7	$90.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.7	$56.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.7	$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.9	$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1288	$410
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16893	$6204

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1694
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$2042
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$2064
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1962
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$2070
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$2086
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1786
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$2017
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$2102
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1957
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$2071
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1936
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$2093
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$2062
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$2022
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2175
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$2083
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$2030
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$2087
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$2032
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1724
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$2059
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$2040
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1940
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1963
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$2065
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$2077
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2081
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2390
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$2019
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2288
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1837
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1959
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1706
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2238
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1778
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1593
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1607
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1943
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1527

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