Jeddah vs Mesa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Jeddah	Mesa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1209	$2298
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2848	$5364
🏠 One person rent	$584	$1380
🏘️ Family rent	$940	$2408
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$677
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$86
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2099	$3995
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	45	68
😀 Quality of life	78	91
🏙️ Population	4.7M	504K

The cost of living in Jeddah is 47% less expensive than in Mesa. Cities ranked 4757th and 1283rd ($1209 vs $2298) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1085th 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 1.7 months in Mesa. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Mesa ranked 29th in the United States, while ranked 990th and 142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeddah vs Mesa

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	Jeddah	Mesa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.63	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.1	$75.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.98	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$3.68	$6.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.85	$2.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$556	$1421
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$426	$1074
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1019	$2515
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$713	$1978
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.8	$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.5	$240
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.3	$82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.97%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1688	$2933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1003	$3509
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.32	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.1	$44.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.61	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.96	$4.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$5.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$4.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.22	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.19	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$5.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$4.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$6.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$3.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$3.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.58	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$2.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.61	$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.53	$10.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.5	$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.87	$4.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.15	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$86.8	$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.5	$111
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.04	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.1	$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.2	$99
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$453	$1191
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7655	$15548

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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 Mesa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Gilbert	$2381
10 km or 6.5 mi	Tempe	$2435
12 km or 7.7 mi	Scottsdale	$2471
12 km or 7.7 mi	Chandler	$2396
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Hills	$2384
25 km or 15 mi	Queen Creek	$3022
26 km or 16 mi	Phoenix	$2357
26 km or 16 mi	Apache Junction	$2490
39 km or 24 mi	Glendale	$1961
42 km or 26 mi	Peoria	$2345
45 km or 28 mi	Maricopa	$2227
48 km or 30 mi	Avondale	$2359
49 km or 30 mi	Goodyear	$2338
51 km or 31 mi	El Mirage	$2312
55 km or 34 mi	Surprise	$2353
59 km or 37 mi	Florence	$2444
59 km or 37 mi	Casa Grande	$2366
71 km or 44 mi	Buckeye	$2324
132 km or 82 mi	Marana	$2089
136 km or 85 mi	Oro Valley	$2050
138 km or 86 mi	Prescott	$2316
140 km or 87 mi	Prescott Valley	$2317
141 km or 88 mi	Casas Adobes	$2005
157 km or 98 mi	Tucson	$1930
183 km or 114 mi	Sahuarita	$2059
199 km or 124 mi	Flagstaff	$2589
244 km or 152 mi	Nogales	$2110
247 km or 154 mi	Nogales	$776
254 km or 158 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
257 km or 160 mi	Blythe	$2798
258 km or 160 mi	Lake Havasu	$1993
272 km or 169 mi	Yuma	$1764
283 km or 176 mi	Kingman	$1842
292 km or 182 mi	San Luis	$1919
293 km or 182 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$978
301 km or 187 mi	Caborca	$890
316 km or 196 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
316 km or 196 mi	Bullhead	$1838
348 km or 216 mi	Brawley	$2777
349 km or 217 mi	Mexicali	$1004