Jeddah vs Omaha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jeddah	Omaha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1155	$2106
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2694	$5002
🏠 One person rent	$541	$1238
🏘️ Family rent	$841	$2160
🍽️ Food expenses	$325	$626
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$95.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2303	$4098
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	45	76
😀 Quality of life	79	90
🏙️ Population	4.7M	486K

The cost of living in Jeddah is 45% less expensive than in Omaha. Cities ranked 4809th and 1714th ($1155 vs $2106) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1428th 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 1.9 months in Omaha. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Omaha ranked 70th in the United States, while ranked 894th and 232nd 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	$6.64	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40	$68.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.98	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.14	$5.61
☕ Cappuccino	$3.64	$5.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.73	$3.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$484	$1240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$393	$947
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$881	$2216
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$627	$1742
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.5	$171
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.3	$262
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67	$61.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.57%	6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2007	$1908
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1025	$1793
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.32	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39	$54.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$16.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.61	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.94	$3.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$3.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.56	$3.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.64	$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$5.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$5.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$4.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.52	$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.34	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$2.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.72	$9.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.57	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.5	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.87	$4.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.15	$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$85.1	$42.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56	$95.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.95	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.4	$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.8	$88.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$393	$922
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6703	$24851

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Cities near Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$1162
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$964
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$791
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$1182
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$918
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$903
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$911
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$940
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$500
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$862
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$499
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1008
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$860
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1116
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$533
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$348
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$498
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$967
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$825
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$971
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$498
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$1069
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$365
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$428
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$346
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1627
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$522
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$354
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$589
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$560
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$498
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$826
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$517
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$791
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$925
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$499
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$398
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$769
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$879
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$500

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Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Council Bluffs	$1816
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bellevue	$1963
44 km or 27 mi	Fremont	$1995
75 km or 47 mi	Lincoln	$1614
114 km or 71 mi	Columbus	$1856
140 km or 87 mi	Sioux	$1712
145 km or 90 mi	Norfolk	$1911
183 km or 114 mi	Waukee	$1873
194 km or 121 mi	Urbandale	$1883
195 km or 121 mi	St. Joseph	$1946
195 km or 121 mi	West Des Moines	$1901
198 km or 123 mi	Johnston	$1889
200 km or 124 mi	Grand Island	$1857
203 km or 126 mi	Des Moines	$1822
205 km or 128 mi	Fort Dodge	$1827
207 km or 129 mi	Ankeny	$1757
213 km or 133 mi	Hastings	$1834
217 km or 135 mi	Ames	$1777
236 km or 147 mi	Manhattan	$1761
236 km or 147 mi	Leavenworth	$2120
248 km or 154 mi	Topeka	$1574
259 km or 161 mi	Junction	$1875
259 km or 161 mi	Sioux Falls	$1827
260 km or 161 mi	Gladstone	$1902
263 km or 163 mi	Liberty	$1647
264 km or 164 mi	Lawrence	$1912
265 km or 165 mi	Kearney	$1667
266 km or 165 mi	Kansas City	$2237
272 km or 169 mi	Marshalltown	$1749
272 km or 169 mi	Shawnee	$2271
275 km or 171 mi	Kansas	$2110
277 km or 172 mi	Lenexa	$2311
278 km or 173 mi	Independence	$1765
279 km or 173 mi	Prairie Village	$2293
283 km or 176 mi	Overland Park	$2390
285 km or 177 mi	Olathe	$2261
285 km or 177 mi	Raytown	$2019
287 km or 178 mi	Leawood	$2266
288 km or 179 mi	Gardner	$2160
291 km or 181 mi	Blue Springs	$1943