Jeddah vs Mesa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jeddah	Mesa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1146	$2413
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2809	$5513
🏠 One person rent	$512	$1527
🏘️ Family rent	$899	$2684
🍽️ Food expenses	$330	$647
🚐 Transport expenses	$176	$86.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2297	$4154
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	45	67
😀 Quality of life	76	73
🏙️ Population	4.7M	504K

The cost of living in Jeddah is 53% less expensive than in Mesa. Cities ranked 4650th and 933rd ($1146 vs $2413) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 854th 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 1.7 months in Mesa. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Mesa ranked 422nd in the United States, while ranked 860th and 1561st 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	$6.67	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.1	$74.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.93	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$5.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$2.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$1564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$1217
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$976	$2503
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$666	$2321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$156
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.2	$243
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.3	$84
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.57%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2107	$2947
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1025	$3478
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.7	$44.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$13.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$4.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$5.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.78	$4.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.62	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$13.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$4.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$3.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$4.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.35	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.7	$9.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.52	$9.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.65	$5.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$4.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.79	$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$90.8	$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.4	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.04	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.6	$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.8	$94.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$410	$1121
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6204	$12523

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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 Mesa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Gilbert	$2417
10 km or 6.5 mi	Tempe	$2423
12 km or 7.7 mi	Scottsdale	$2524
12 km or 7.7 mi	Chandler	$2306
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
25 km or 15 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
26 km or 16 mi	Phoenix	$2395
26 km or 16 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
39 km or 24 mi	Glendale	$1979
42 km or 26 mi	Peoria	$2342
45 km or 28 mi	Maricopa	$2281
48 km or 30 mi	Avondale	$2525
49 km or 30 mi	Goodyear	$2468
51 km or 31 mi	El Mirage	$2304
55 km or 34 mi	Surprise	$2328
59 km or 37 mi	Florence	$2319
59 km or 37 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
71 km or 44 mi	Buckeye	$2388
132 km or 82 mi	Marana	$2073
136 km or 85 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
138 km or 86 mi	Prescott	$2466
140 km or 87 mi	Prescott Valley	$2423
141 km or 88 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
157 km or 98 mi	Tucson	$1957
183 km or 114 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
199 km or 124 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
244 km or 152 mi	Nogales	$2077
247 km or 154 mi	Nogales	$830
254 km or 158 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
257 km or 160 mi	Blythe	$2763
258 km or 160 mi	Lake Havasu	$2013
272 km or 169 mi	Yuma	$1815
283 km or 176 mi	Kingman	$1926
292 km or 182 mi	San Luis	$1947
293 km or 182 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$823
301 km or 187 mi	Caborca	$788
316 km or 196 mi	Agua Prieta	$791
316 km or 196 mi	Bullhead	$1852
348 km or 216 mi	Brawley	$2729
349 km or 217 mi	Mexicali	$913