Jeddah vs Omaha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Jeddah	Omaha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1209	$2017
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2848	$4785
🏠 One person rent	$584	$1170
🏘️ Family rent	$940	$2014
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$601
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$95.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2099	$3911
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	45	74
😀 Quality of life	78	89
🏙️ Population	4.7M	486K

The cost of living in Jeddah is 40% less expensive than in Omaha. Cities ranked 4757th and 1987th ($1209 vs $2017) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1557th 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 1.9 months in Omaha. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Omaha ranked 63rd in the United States, while ranked 990th and 243rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeddah vs Omaha

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	Jeddah	Omaha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.63	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.1	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.98	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$5.58
☕ Cappuccino	$3.68	$5.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.85	$3.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$556	$1177
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$426	$878
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1019	$2157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$713	$1573
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.8	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.5	$261
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.3	$63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.97%	6.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1688	$1918
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1003	$1849
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.32	$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.1	$54.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.61	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.96	$3.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$3.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.22	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.19	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$4.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$5.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$4.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$1.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.58	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$2.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.61	$9.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.53	$9.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.5	$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.87	$4.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.15	$2.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$86.8	$45.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.5	$96.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.04	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.1	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.2	$98.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$453	$854
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7655	$24676

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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 Omaha

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Council Bluffs	$1871
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bellevue	$1888
44 km or 27 mi	Fremont	$1955
75 km or 47 mi	Lincoln	$1649
114 km or 71 mi	Columbus	$1881
140 km or 87 mi	Sioux	$1738
145 km or 90 mi	Norfolk	$1916
183 km or 114 mi	Waukee	$1954
194 km or 121 mi	Urbandale	$1955
195 km or 121 mi	St. Joseph	$1972
195 km or 121 mi	West Des Moines	$1967
198 km or 123 mi	Johnston	$1959
200 km or 124 mi	Grand Island	$1796
203 km or 126 mi	Des Moines	$1891
205 km or 128 mi	Fort Dodge	$1797
207 km or 129 mi	Ankeny	$1812
213 km or 133 mi	Hastings	$1852
217 km or 135 mi	Ames	$1798
236 km or 147 mi	Manhattan	$1786
236 km or 147 mi	Leavenworth	$2105
248 km or 154 mi	Topeka	$1563
259 km or 161 mi	Junction	$1904
259 km or 161 mi	Sioux Falls	$1850
260 km or 161 mi	Gladstone	$1945
263 km or 163 mi	Liberty	$1707
264 km or 164 mi	Lawrence	$1808
265 km or 165 mi	Kearney	$1756
266 km or 165 mi	Kansas City	$2192
272 km or 169 mi	Marshalltown	$1786
272 km or 169 mi	Shawnee	$2283
275 km or 171 mi	Kansas	$2114
277 km or 172 mi	Lenexa	$2341
278 km or 173 mi	Independence	$1832
279 km or 173 mi	Prairie Village	$2328
283 km or 176 mi	Overland Park	$2433
285 km or 177 mi	Olathe	$2299
285 km or 177 mi	Raytown	$2046
287 km or 178 mi	Leawood	$2314
288 km or 179 mi	Gardner	$2160
291 km or 181 mi	Blue Springs	$1995