Jeddah vs New Orleans - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Jeddah	New Orleans
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1210	$2240
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2901	$5332
🏠 One person rent	$583	$1292
🏘️ Family rent	$965	$2231
🍽️ Food expenses	$315	$695
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$81.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1673	$4054
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	45	85
😀 Quality of life	76	88
🏙️ Population	4.7M	384K

The cost of living in Jeddah is 46% less expensive than in New Orleans. Cities ranked 4730th and 1402nd ($1210 vs $2240) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1171st 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 1.4 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 85th in the United States, while ranked 1324th and 290th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Jeddah	New Orleans
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.59	$23.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.7	$99.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.5	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$5.5
☕ Cappuccino	$3.39	$5.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.93	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$599	$1472
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$415	$984
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1068	$2627
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$732	$1770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.6	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.5	$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.8	$65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.32%	6.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1601	$3196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1010	$1482
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.3	$45
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.9	$16.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.61	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$3.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$4.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.28	$5.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.27	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.27	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$5.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$5.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$3.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$3.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$1.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.52	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.18	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.65	$8.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.55	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.54	$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.84	$4.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.08	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$91.7	$53.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56	$141
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.03	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.2	$53
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.5	$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$523	$1579
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8743	$10142

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Cities near Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$1031
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$976
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$791
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$1164
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$890
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$873
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$871
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$919
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$483
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$834
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$484
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$993
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$864
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1124
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$513
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$350
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$475
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$938
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$738
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$947
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$481
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$1036
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$379
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$439
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$334
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1628
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$499
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$338
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$555
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$532
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$476
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$748
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$429
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$771
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$872
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$476
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$375
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$753
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$803
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$478

Cities near New Orleans

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kenner	$2135
46 km or 29 mi	Slidell	$2066
46 km or 29 mi	Mandeville	$1781
72 km or 45 mi	Hammond	$1937
74 km or 46 mi	Houma	$1752
109 km or 68 mi	Gulfport	$1791
112 km or 70 mi	Morgan	$2159
114 km or 71 mi	Central	$2071
119 km or 74 mi	Baton Rouge	$2049
121 km or 75 mi	Biloxi	$1794
154 km or 96 mi	Pascagoula	$1898
168 km or 104 mi	New Iberia	$2094
168 km or 105 mi	Hattiesburg	$1713
189 km or 118 mi	Lafayette	$1797
203 km or 126 mi	Opelousas	$1959
209 km or 130 mi	Prichard	$1801
212 km or 132 mi	Mobile	$1702
213 km or 133 mi	Laurel	$1593
218 km or 135 mi	Natchez	$1934
223 km or 139 mi	Daphne	$1806
235 km or 146 mi	Foley	$1794
258 km or 160 mi	Pearl	$2087
259 km or 161 mi	Brandon	$2286
261 km or 162 mi	Jackson	$1922
266 km or 166 mi	Clinton	$2046
272 km or 169 mi	Alexandria	$1800
274 km or 170 mi	Ridgeland	$2073
276 km or 171 mi	Vicksburg	$1983
278 km or 173 mi	Madison	$2073
281 km or 175 mi	Pensacola	$2244
299 km or 186 mi	Meridian	$1746
303 km or 188 mi	Lake Charles	$1917
318 km or 198 mi	Sulphur	$1977
336 km or 209 mi	Fort Walton Beach	$2035
344 km or 214 mi	Monroe	$1612
348 km or 216 mi	Crestview	$1978
373 km or 231 mi	Port Arthur	$1895
376 km or 234 mi	Ruston	$1855
390 km or 243 mi	Beaumont	$1621
394 km or 245 mi	Greenville	$1940