Jeddah vs New Orleans - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Jeddah	New Orleans
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1209	$2226
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2848	$5309
🏠 One person rent	$584	$1279
🏘️ Family rent	$940	$2217
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$693
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$80.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2099	$3883
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	45	85
😀 Quality of life	78	89
🏙️ Population	4.7M	384K

The cost of living in Jeddah is 46% less expensive than in New Orleans. Cities ranked 4757th and 1435th ($1209 vs $2226) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1194th 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 New Orleans. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs New Orleans ranked 83rd in the United States, while ranked 990th and 290th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeddah vs New Orleans

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	Jeddah	New Orleans
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.63	$23.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.1	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.98	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$5.56
☕ Cappuccino	$3.68	$5.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.85	$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$556	$1444
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$426	$980
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1019	$2576
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$713	$1777
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.8	$143
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.5	$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.3	$63.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.97%	6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1688	$2772
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1003	$1749
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.32	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.1	$44.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.61	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.96	$3.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$4.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$4.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.22	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.19	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$4.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$5.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$4.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$3.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$3.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.58	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$3.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.61	$8.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.53	$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.5	$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.87	$4.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.15	$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$86.8	$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.5	$141
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.04	$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.1	$53.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.2	$89.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$453	$1551
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7655	$10147

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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 New Orleans

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kenner	$2143
46 km or 29 mi	Slidell	$2038
46 km or 29 mi	Mandeville	$1772
72 km or 45 mi	Hammond	$2062
74 km or 46 mi	Houma	$1720
109 km or 68 mi	Gulfport	$1705
112 km or 70 mi	Morgan	$2146
114 km or 71 mi	Central	$2045
119 km or 74 mi	Baton Rouge	$2052
121 km or 75 mi	Biloxi	$1753
154 km or 96 mi	Pascagoula	$1852
168 km or 104 mi	New Iberia	$2077
168 km or 105 mi	Hattiesburg	$1693
189 km or 118 mi	Lafayette	$1797
203 km or 126 mi	Opelousas	$1933
209 km or 130 mi	Prichard	$1807
212 km or 132 mi	Mobile	$1698
213 km or 133 mi	Laurel	$1672
218 km or 135 mi	Natchez	$1950
223 km or 139 mi	Daphne	$1812
235 km or 146 mi	Foley	$1809
258 km or 160 mi	Pearl	$2095
259 km or 161 mi	Brandon	$2240
261 km or 162 mi	Jackson	$1953
266 km or 166 mi	Clinton	$2099
272 km or 169 mi	Alexandria	$1766
274 km or 170 mi	Ridgeland	$2093
276 km or 171 mi	Vicksburg	$2023
278 km or 173 mi	Madison	$2102
281 km or 175 mi	Pensacola	$2244
299 km or 186 mi	Meridian	$1881
303 km or 188 mi	Lake Charles	$1904
318 km or 198 mi	Sulphur	$1971
336 km or 209 mi	Fort Walton Beach	$1992
344 km or 214 mi	Monroe	$1615
348 km or 216 mi	Crestview	$1917
373 km or 231 mi	Port Arthur	$1900
376 km or 234 mi	Ruston	$1844
390 km or 243 mi	Beaumont	$1605
394 km or 245 mi	Greenville	$1962