Jeddah vs Memphis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Jeddah	Memphis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1209	$1851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2848	$4406
🏠 One person rent	$584	$1052
🏘️ Family rent	$940	$1518
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$564
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$88
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2099	$3391
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	45	66
😀 Quality of life	78	87
🏙️ Population	4.7M	633K

The cost of living in Jeddah is 35% less expensive than in Memphis. Cities ranked 4757th and 2663rd ($1209 vs $1851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1875th 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 1.7 months in Jeddah compared to 1.8 months in Memphis. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Memphis ranked 112th in the United States, while ranked 990th and 362nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeddah vs Memphis

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	Jeddah	Memphis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.63	$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.1	$64.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.98	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$5.83
☕ Cappuccino	$3.68	$5.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.85	$2.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$556	$963
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$426	$841
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1019	$1430
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$713	$1222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.8	$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.5	$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.3	$64.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.97%	6.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1688	$1671
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1003	$1396
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.32	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.1	$49.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$12.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.61	$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.96	$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$3.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$2.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.22	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.19	$9.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$5.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$5.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$4.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$3.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$1.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.58	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.61	$8.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.53	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.5	$4.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.87	$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.15	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$86.8	$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.5	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.04	$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.1	$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.2	$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$453	$1700
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7655	$27314

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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

Cities near Memphis

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Germantown	$2378
17 km or 10 mi	Bartlett	$2129
17 km or 10 mi	Southaven	$1881
19 km or 12 mi	Horn Lake	$1953
19 km or 12 mi	West Memphis	$1866
21 km or 13 mi	Olive Branch	$2030
27 km or 17 mi	Collierville	$2266
38 km or 24 mi	Atoka	$2122
94 km or 58 mi	Oxford	$1997
103 km or 64 mi	Jonesboro	$1752
115 km or 71 mi	Paragould	$1867
116 km or 72 mi	Dyersburg	$2070
119 km or 74 mi	Jackson	$1745
149 km or 92 mi	Tupelo	$1605
161 km or 100 mi	Searcy	$1829
187 km or 116 mi	Poplar Bluff	$1667
187 km or 116 mi	Cabot	$1631
197 km or 123 mi	Jacksonville	$1836
207 km or 128 mi	Sherwood	$1915
212 km or 132 mi	Starkville	$1545
213 km or 132 mi	Pine Bluff	$1885
213 km or 132 mi	North Little Rock	$1980
213 km or 132 mi	Florence	$1425
215 km or 134 mi	Greenville	$1962
219 km or 136 mi	Little Rock	$1951
223 km or 139 mi	Murray	$1817
226 km or 140 mi	Conway	$1763
230 km or 143 mi	Columbus	$1747
245 km or 153 mi	Benton	$1992
247 km or 153 mi	Cape Girardeau	$1703
249 km or 154 mi	Paducah	$1703
271 km or 168 mi	Columbia	$2023
276 km or 172 mi	Athens	$1852
279 km or 173 mi	Decatur	$1718
283 km or 176 mi	Clarksville	$2085
286 km or 178 mi	Spring Hill	$2366
288 km or 179 mi	Russellville	$1421
290 km or 180 mi	Hot Springs	$1405
295 km or 183 mi	Hopkinsville	$1815
296 km or 184 mi	Franklin	$2822