Jeddah vs New Orleans - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Jeddah	New Orleans
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1123	$2177
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2695	$5321
🏠 One person rent	$511	$1252
🏘️ Family rent	$868	$2291
🍽️ Food expenses	$341	$670
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$82.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2204	$3968
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	45	86
😀 Quality of life	75	88
🏙️ Population	4.7M	384K

The cost of living in Jeddah is 48% less expensive than in New Orleans. Cities ranked 4828th and 1420th ($1123 vs $2177) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1234th 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 New Orleans. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs New Orleans ranked 55th in the United States, while ranked 1110th and 222nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Jeddah	New Orleans
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.63	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.9	$87.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.03	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$5.49
☕ Cappuccino	$4.08	$5.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$416	$1455
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$359	$962
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$889	$2693
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$640	$1865
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.6	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$72	$65.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.57%	6.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2216	$3069
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1138	$2129
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.4	$46.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.7	$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.09	$3.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$4.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.58	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.59	$12.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$5.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$4.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$4.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$3.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.39	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.97	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$2.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.67	$8.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.03	$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.04	$5.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$4.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.15	$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$94.3	$62.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.3	$140
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.18	$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.5	$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.2	$81.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$365	$1565
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6009	$10192

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Cities near Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$940
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$1096
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$837
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$853
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$895
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$895
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$915
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$879
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$491
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$828
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$492
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1021
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$934
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1094
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$524
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$324
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$488
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$940
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$944
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$988
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$490
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$988
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$314
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$333
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$278
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1586
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$513
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$294
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$499
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$550
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$491
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$686
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$393
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$821
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$935
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$489
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$350
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$806
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$868
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$491

Cities near New Orleans

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kenner	$2092
46 km or 29 mi	Slidell	$1972
46 km or 29 mi	Mandeville	$1711
72 km or 45 mi	Hammond	$1964
74 km or 46 mi	Houma	$1757
109 km or 68 mi	Gulfport	$1530
112 km or 70 mi	Morgan	$2124
114 km or 71 mi	Central	$2031
119 km or 74 mi	Baton Rouge	$2011
121 km or 75 mi	Biloxi	$1748
154 km or 96 mi	Pascagoula	$1801
168 km or 104 mi	New Iberia	$2077
168 km or 105 mi	Hattiesburg	$1678
189 km or 118 mi	Lafayette	$1785
203 km or 126 mi	Opelousas	$1922
209 km or 130 mi	Prichard	$1898
212 km or 132 mi	Mobile	$1825
213 km or 133 mi	Laurel	$1862
218 km or 135 mi	Natchez	$1959
223 km or 139 mi	Daphne	$1898
235 km or 146 mi	Foley	$1871
258 km or 160 mi	Pearl	$2096
259 km or 161 mi	Brandon	$2254
261 km or 162 mi	Jackson	$1969
266 km or 166 mi	Clinton	$2053
272 km or 169 mi	Alexandria	$1773
274 km or 170 mi	Ridgeland	$2088
276 km or 171 mi	Vicksburg	$2033
278 km or 173 mi	Madison	$2097
281 km or 175 mi	Pensacola	$1987
299 km or 186 mi	Meridian	$2053
303 km or 188 mi	Lake Charles	$1960
318 km or 198 mi	Sulphur	$2004
336 km or 209 mi	Fort Walton Beach	$1892
344 km or 214 mi	Monroe	$1567
348 km or 216 mi	Crestview	$1783
373 km or 231 mi	Port Arthur	$1865
376 km or 234 mi	Ruston	$1798
390 km or 243 mi	Beaumont	$1653
394 km or 245 mi	Greenville	$1985