Jeddah vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Jeddah	Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1100	$1918
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2691	$4639
🏠 One person rent	$495	$1108
🏘️ Family rent	$877	$1980
🍽️ Food expenses	$337	$556
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1997	$4464
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	45	61
😀 Quality of life	73	89
🏙️ Population	4.7M	633K

The cost of living in Jeddah is 43% less expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 4731st and 1984th ($1100 vs $1918) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1684th 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 1.8 months in Jeddah compared to 2.3 months in Louisville. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Louisville ranked 33rd in the United States, while ranked 1616th and 164th 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	$6.55	$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.5	$62.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.87	$9.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$5.03
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$5.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.73	$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$472	$1115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$335	$881
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$935	$2051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$657	$1652
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.2	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.6	$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73.6	$52.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.77%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1859	$3397
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1264	$3039
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.32	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.9	$51.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.3	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.64	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$0.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.76	$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.58	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.5	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$4.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$4.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$3.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.64	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$3.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.7	$8.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.07	$6.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.02	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.39	$3.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.13	$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$87.2	$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.9	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.3	$111
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.19	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.9	$52.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$331	$1246
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6667	$13578

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Cities near Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$1032
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$1361
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$844
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$892
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$938
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$920
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$923
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$879
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$466
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$860
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$467
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1085
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$1047
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1095
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$498
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$280
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$467
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$1013
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$996
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$1061
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$466
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$1000
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$404
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$443
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$434
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1642
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$489
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$440
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$603
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$523
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$467
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$800
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$625
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$857
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$959
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$466
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$449
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$854
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$899
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$470

Cities near Louisville

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Jeffersonville	$1507
6.4 km or 3.9 mi	Clarksville	$1659
8 km or 4.9 mi	New Albany	$1709
16 km or 10 mi	Jeffersontown	$1898
46 km or 29 mi	Shelbyville	$1733
50 km or 31 mi	Radcliff	$1933
63 km or 39 mi	Elizabethtown	$1812
78 km or 48 mi	Frankfort	$1447
104 km or 65 mi	Georgetown	$1723
107 km or 67 mi	Columbus	$1896
111 km or 69 mi	Nicholasville	$1748
113 km or 70 mi	Lexington	$1712
121 km or 75 mi	Bloomington	$2212
126 km or 79 mi	Florence	$1826
130 km or 81 mi	Independence	$1907
132 km or 82 mi	Owensboro	$1702
140 km or 87 mi	Franklin	$1992
140 km or 87 mi	Richmond	$1581
140 km or 87 mi	Winchester	$1747
140 km or 87 mi	Covington	$1938
146 km or 91 mi	Cincinnati	$1750
154 km or 96 mi	Greenwood	$2034
154 km or 96 mi	Bowling Green	$1651
159 km or 99 mi	Fairfield	$1889
161 km or 100 mi	Evansville	$1515
163 km or 101 mi	Hamilton	$1913
164 km or 102 mi	Oxford	$1840
165 km or 102 mi	Somerset	$1487
167 km or 104 mi	Henderson	$1768
170 km or 106 mi	Plainfield	$2032
171 km or 106 mi	Greenfield	$1906
172 km or 107 mi	Indianapolis	$2129
173 km or 108 mi	Tompkinsville	$1725
175 km or 109 mi	Mason	$1844
180 km or 112 mi	Lawrence	$2019
183 km or 114 mi	Middletown	$1486
185 km or 115 mi	Brownsburg	$2037
186 km or 116 mi	Lebanon	$1857
190 km or 118 mi	Richmond	$1846
190 km or 118 mi	Fishers	$1988