Jeddah vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jeddah	Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1155	$1847
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2694	$4440
🏠 One person rent	$541	$1087
🏘️ Family rent	$841	$1899
🍽️ Food expenses	$325	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2303	$3987
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	45	60
😀 Quality of life	79	89
🏙️ Population	4.7M	246K

The cost of living in Jeddah is 37% less expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 4809th and 2519th ($1155 vs $1847) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1889th 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 2.2 months in Louisville. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Louisville ranked 89th in the United States, while ranked 894th and 281st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeddah vs Louisville

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	Jeddah	Louisville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.64	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40	$60.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.98	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.14	$5.87
☕ Cappuccino	$3.64	$4.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.73	$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$484	$1046
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$393	$881
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$881	$1832
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$627	$1620
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.5	$118
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.3	$182
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67	$55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.57%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2007	$3372
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1025	$3052
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.32	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$17.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.61	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$0.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.94	$2.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$4.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.56	$3.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.64	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$4.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$5.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.52	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.34	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$3.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.72	$8.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.57	$6.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.5	$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.87	$3.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.15	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$85.1	$23.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.95	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.4	$45.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.8	$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$393	$1218
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6703	$15931

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Cities near Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$1162
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$964
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$791
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$1182
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$918
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$903
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$911
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$940
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$500
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$862
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$499
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1008
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$860
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1116
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$533
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$348
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$498
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$967
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$825
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$971
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$498
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$1069
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$365
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$428
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$346
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1627
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$522
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$354
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$589
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$560
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$498
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$826
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$517
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$791
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$925
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$499
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$398
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$769
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$879
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$500

Cities near Louisville

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Jeffersonville	$1738
6.4 km or 3.9 mi	Clarksville	$1845
8 km or 4.9 mi	New Albany	$1925
16 km or 10 mi	Jeffersontown	$1912
46 km or 29 mi	Shelbyville	$1874
50 km or 31 mi	Radcliff	$1883
63 km or 39 mi	Elizabethtown	$1724
78 km or 48 mi	Frankfort	$1659
104 km or 65 mi	Georgetown	$2091
107 km or 67 mi	Columbus	$1769
111 km or 69 mi	Nicholasville	$1816
113 km or 70 mi	Lexington	$1713
121 km or 75 mi	Bloomington	$2097
126 km or 79 mi	Florence	$1922
130 km or 81 mi	Independence	$2140
132 km or 82 mi	Owensboro	$1647
140 km or 87 mi	Franklin	$1969
140 km or 87 mi	Richmond	$1606
140 km or 87 mi	Winchester	$1822
140 km or 87 mi	Covington	$2480
146 km or 91 mi	Cincinnati	$2025
154 km or 96 mi	Greenwood	$1941
154 km or 96 mi	Bowling Green	$1763
159 km or 99 mi	Fairfield	$1990
161 km or 100 mi	Evansville	$2164
163 km or 101 mi	Hamilton	$1993
164 km or 102 mi	Oxford	$1915
165 km or 102 mi	Somerset	$1338
167 km or 104 mi	Henderson	$1799
170 km or 106 mi	Plainfield	$1978
171 km or 106 mi	Greenfield	$1847
172 km or 107 mi	Indianapolis	$2382
173 km or 108 mi	Tompkinsville	$1810
175 km or 109 mi	Mason	$1899
180 km or 112 mi	Lawrence	$2070
183 km or 114 mi	Middletown	$1495
185 km or 115 mi	Brownsburg	$1753
186 km or 116 mi	Lebanon	$1850
190 km or 118 mi	Richmond	$1857
190 km or 118 mi	Fishers	$2017