Houston vs Jeddah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Houston	Jeddah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2261	$1210
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5455	$2901
🏠 One person rent	$1267	$583
🏘️ Family rent	$2011	$965
🍽️ Food expenses	$622	$315
🚐 Transport expenses	$191	$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4659	$1673
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	100	45
😀 Quality of life	96	76
🏙️ Population	2.3M	4.7M

The cost of living in Houston is 87% more expensive than in Jeddah. Cities ranked 1367th and 4730th ($2261 vs $1210) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1144th 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 2.1 months in Houston compared to 1.4 months in Jeddah. Houston ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Jeddah ranked 2nd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 14th and 1324th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Houston	Jeddah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.7	$5.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$44.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.99	$7.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.03	$2.13
☕ Cappuccino	$5.49	$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.69	$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1416	$599
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$994	$415
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2413	$1068
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1595	$732
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$62.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$96.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.6	$68.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.18%	5.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2519	$1601
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1831	$1010
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.4	$52.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.37	$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.25	$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$6.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$7.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$1.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$2.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.4	$4.18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$6.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$4.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.05	$4.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.87	$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.19	$3.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.4	$91.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$148	$56
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$65.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1987	$523
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22291	$8743

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2142
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2064
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2093
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2126
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2011
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2107
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2025
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2124
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2190
41 km or 25 mi	League	$1990
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$1916
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2096
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2754
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2011
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1860
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1893
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2033
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$1900
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1621
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1843
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1950
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1895
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1872
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2003
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$1977
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1917
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1516
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2141
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2475
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2058
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2070
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2168
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2110
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2125
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2151
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2120
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2149
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2066
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$1937
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2123

Cities near Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$1031
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$976
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$791
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$1164
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$890
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$873
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$871
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$919
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$483
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$834
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$484
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$993
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$864
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1124
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$513
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$350
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$475
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$938
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$738
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$947
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$481
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$1036
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$379
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$439
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$334
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1628
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$499
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$338
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$555
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$532
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$476
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$748
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$429
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$771
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$872
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$476
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$375
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$753
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$803
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$478