Jeddah vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jeddah	Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1146	$2508
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2809	$6081
🏠 One person rent	$512	$1562
🏘️ Family rent	$899	$2876
🍽️ Food expenses	$330	$640
🚐 Transport expenses	$176	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2297	$4538
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	45	78
😀 Quality of life	76	88
🏙️ Population	4.7M	689K

The cost of living in Jeddah is 54% less expensive than in Nashville. Cities ranked 4650th and 790th ($1146 vs $2508) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 733rd 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 1.8 months in Nashville. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Nashville ranked 58th in the United States, while ranked 860th and 244th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeddah vs Nashville

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	Jeddah	Nashville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.67	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.1	$72.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.93	$9.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$7.15
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$6.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$2.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$1711
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$1308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$976	$3359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$666	$2469
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.2	$161
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.3	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.57%	6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2107	$3428
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1025	$3097
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$2.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.7	$68.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$20.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$3.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$3.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.78	$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.62	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$5.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$5.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$4.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$3.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$3.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.35	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$3.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.7	$7.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.52	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.65	$5.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$4.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.79	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$90.8	$54.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.4	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.04	$27.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.6	$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.8	$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$410	$1251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6204	$30520

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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 Nashville

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Brentwood	$2499
22 km or 14 mi	Hendersonville	$2356
25 km or 15 mi	Mount Juliet	$2335
26 km or 16 mi	La Vergne	$2340
27 km or 17 mi	Franklin	$2738
31 km or 19 mi	Smyrna	$2271
38 km or 24 mi	Gallatin	$2302
41 km or 26 mi	Lebanon	$2274
47 km or 29 mi	Spring Hill	$2607
50 km or 31 mi	Murfreesboro	$2016
66 km or 41 mi	Columbia	$2031
66 km or 41 mi	Clarksville	$2075
81 km or 50 mi	Shelbyville	$2259
96 km or 59 mi	Bowling Green	$1751
99 km or 62 mi	Hopkinsville	$1855
114 km or 71 mi	Tompkinsville	$1824
115 km or 71 mi	Cookeville	$1969
146 km or 91 mi	Murray	$1828
154 km or 95 mi	Athens	$1839
161 km or 100 mi	Madison	$1942
162 km or 101 mi	Huntsville	$1932
169 km or 105 mi	Florence	$1350
177 km or 110 mi	Decatur	$1772
180 km or 112 mi	Owensboro	$1779
185 km or 115 mi	Chattanooga	$2192
189 km or 118 mi	Elizabethtown	$1777
191 km or 119 mi	East Ridge	$2185
193 km or 120 mi	Jackson	$1717
193 km or 120 mi	Paducah	$1728
199 km or 124 mi	Henderson	$1847
200 km or 124 mi	Radcliff	$1865
205 km or 127 mi	Cleveland	$2166
213 km or 132 mi	Evansville	$2100
218 km or 135 mi	Albertville	$1730
219 km or 136 mi	Somerset	$1432
226 km or 140 mi	Dalton	$1636
227 km or 141 mi	Oak Ridge	$2025
234 km or 145 mi	Dyersburg	$2048
237 km or 147 mi	Farragut	$2116
250 km or 155 mi	Gadsden	$1494