Jeddah vs Kansas - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jeddah	Kansas
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1146	$2121
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2809	$5385
🏠 One person rent	$512	$1182
🏘️ Family rent	$899	$2164
🍽️ Food expenses	$330	$649
🚐 Transport expenses	$176	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2297	$4006
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	45	64
😀 Quality of life	76	86
🏙️ Population	4.7M	508K

The cost of living in Jeddah is 46% less expensive than in Kansas. Cities ranked 4650th and 1532nd ($1146 vs $2121) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1366th in Saudi Arabia and the United States, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Jeddah compared to 1.9 months in Kansas. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Kansas ranked 85th in the United States, while ranked 860th and 320th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeddah vs Kansas

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	Jeddah	Kansas
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.67	$18.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.1	$83.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.93	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$2.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$1212
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$942
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$976	$2362
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$666	$1791
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.2	$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.3	$53.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.57%	6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2107	$2153
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1025	$1909
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$2.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.7	$52.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$20.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$3.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$5.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.78	$3.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.62	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$4.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$5.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$6.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$3.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.35	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.7	$7.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.52	$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.65	$7.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$3.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.79	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$90.8	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$15.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.4	$146
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.04	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.6	$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.8	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$410	$1376
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6204	$28999

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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

Cities near Kansas

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Prairie Village	$2312
10 km or 6.3 mi	Kansas City	$2196
12 km or 7.4 mi	Raytown	$2039
15 km or 9.2 mi	Leawood	$2325
15 km or 9.2 mi	Overland Park	$2437
15 km or 9.2 mi	Independence	$1825
16 km or 10 mi	Shawnee	$2259
18 km or 11 mi	Lenexa	$2322
18 km or 11 mi	Gladstone	$1992
19 km or 12 mi	Grandview	$2219
23 km or 14 mi	Lee's Summit	$2063
25 km or 16 mi	Liberty	$1922
26 km or 16 mi	Belton	$1821
27 km or 17 mi	Olathe	$2290
27 km or 17 mi	Blue Springs	$1979
39 km or 24 mi	Gardner	$2124
41 km or 26 mi	Leavenworth	$2092
57 km or 35 mi	Lawrence	$1720
82 km or 51 mi	St. Joseph	$2000
95 km or 59 mi	Topeka	$1649
123 km or 77 mi	Sedalia	$1912
156 km or 97 mi	Emporia	$1337
174 km or 108 mi	Manhattan	$1777
183 km or 113 mi	Pittsburg	$1902
195 km or 121 mi	Columbia	$1549
195 km or 121 mi	Junction	$1993
215 km or 134 mi	Jefferson	$1801
219 km or 136 mi	Joplin	$1896
235 km or 146 mi	Springfield	$1534
250 km or 155 mi	Nixa	$1689
261 km or 162 mi	Bellevue	$2014
263 km or 163 mi	Salina	$1569
265 km or 165 mi	Lincoln	$1698
265 km or 165 mi	Newton	$1730
268 km or 167 mi	Council Bluffs	$1794
275 km or 171 mi	Omaha	$2068
283 km or 176 mi	Bartlesville	$1856
284 km or 176 mi	Wichita	$1811
286 km or 178 mi	Ottumwa	$1750
287 km or 178 mi	Derby	$1846