Indianapolis vs Jeddah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Indianapolis	Jeddah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2189	$1146
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5318	$2809
🏠 One person rent	$1304	$512
🏘️ Family rent	$2170	$899
🍽️ Food expenses	$615	$330
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4608	$2297
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	71	45
😀 Quality of life	89	76
🏙️ Population	888K	4.7M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 91% more expensive than in Jeddah. Cities ranked 1378th and 4650th ($2189 vs $1146) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1239th 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 2.1 months in Indianapolis compared to 2 months in Jeddah. Indianapolis ranked 44th best city to live in the United States vs Jeddah ranked 2nd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 191st and 860th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Indianapolis	Jeddah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.1	$6.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.1	$40.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.98	$7.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.05	$2.15
☕ Cappuccino	$4.95	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1424	$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1026	$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2421	$976
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1776	$666
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$194	$99.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.6	$71.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1949	$2107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1579	$1025
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.6	$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.96	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$2.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.09	$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$7.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$7.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.9	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$2.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$5.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.75	$6.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.45	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$3.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38	$90.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$56.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.3	$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.9	$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1868	$410
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27149	$6204

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Cities near Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$2023
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$2010
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$1953
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1751
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$1981
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$1974
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$1951
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$2001
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1880
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1944
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1806
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1875
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2147
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1736
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1613
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2007
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1870
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$2004
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1872
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1561
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1839
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1875
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1895
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$1914
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1427
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1940
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$1925
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1870
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2490
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1853
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1863
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2145
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1903
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1783
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1731
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1914
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1897
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1939
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1834
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1890

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