Indianapolis vs Jeddah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Indianapolis	Jeddah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2405	$1210
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5527	$2901
🏠 One person rent	$1478	$583
🏘️ Family rent	$2331	$965
🍽️ Food expenses	$647	$315
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4390	$1673
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	70	45
😀 Quality of life	89	76
🏙️ Population	888K	4.7M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 99% more expensive than in Jeddah. Cities ranked 1079th and 4730th ($2405 vs $1210) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 928th 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 Indianapolis compared to 1.4 months in Jeddah. Indianapolis ranked 63rd best city to live in the United States vs Jeddah ranked 2nd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 237th and 1324th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Indianapolis	Jeddah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$5.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.1	$44.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.5	$7.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.99	$2.13
☕ Cappuccino	$5.76	$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.22	$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1535	$599
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1207	$415
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2597	$1068
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1915	$732
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$62.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$216	$96.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.9	$68.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	5.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2599	$1601
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1872	$1010
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.4	$52.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.07	$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.89	$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$6.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$7.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.22	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$1.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$2.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$4.18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$6.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$4.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$4.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.27	$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$3.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.2	$91.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$102	$56
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans	$57	$65.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1743	$523
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24177	$8743

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Cities near Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$2088
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$1968
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$2060
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1919
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$2065
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$2035
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$2018
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$2045
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1860
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1974
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1706
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1813
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2100
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1722
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1508
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2006
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1868
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$1913
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1877
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1575
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1913
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1967
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1984
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$2002
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1617
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1942
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$2051
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1933
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2392
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1900
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1827
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2126
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1897
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1898
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1746
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1836
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1855
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1894
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1843
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1908

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