Jacksonville vs Jeddah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Jacksonville	Jeddah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2224	$1209
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5181	$2848
🏠 One person rent	$1313	$584
🏘️ Family rent	$2236	$940
🍽️ Food expenses	$641	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3821	$2099
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	56	45
😀 Quality of life	87	78
🏙️ Population	950K	4.7M

The cost of living in Jacksonville is 84% more expensive than in Jeddah. Cities ranked 1439th and 4757th ($2224 vs $1209) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1197th 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 1.7 months in Jacksonville compared to 1.7 months in Jeddah. Jacksonville ranked 106th best city to live in the United States vs Jeddah ranked 2nd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 343rd and 990th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jacksonville vs Jeddah

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	Jacksonville	Jeddah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$6.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.5	$46.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$7.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.97	$2.11
☕ Cappuccino	$5.75	$3.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1441	$556
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1035	$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2481	$1019
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1839	$713
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$98.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.4	$67.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.35%	4.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2629	$1688
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2143	$1003
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.6	$45.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.43	$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$2.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.62	$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$6.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$7.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.65	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$4.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.21	$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.5	$6.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.08	$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.39	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.3	$86.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$56.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.2	$58.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1311	$453
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11934	$7655

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Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2214
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2204
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2130
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2152
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2133
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$2365
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2160
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2234
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1979
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2237
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2292
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2290
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2362
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2285
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2296
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2330
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1503
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2130
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2288
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2320
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2356
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2333
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2364
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2352
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2325
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2381
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2359
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2352
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2313
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2450
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2491
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2234
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2095
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2293
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2610
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2613
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2232
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2278
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2146
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1860

Cities near Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$1107
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$964
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$795
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$1168
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$906
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$893
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$902
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$942
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$498
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$815
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$497
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1005
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$865
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1104
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$531
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$369
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$491
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$931
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$775
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$931
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$498
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$1074
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$385
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$448
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$354
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1632
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$515
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$360
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$598
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$551
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$492
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$810
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$479
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$790
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$858
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$491
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$415
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$776
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$819
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$494