Jeddah vs Omaha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jeddah	Omaha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1146	$2068
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2809	$5023
🏠 One person rent	$512	$1218
🏘️ Family rent	$899	$2227
🍽️ Food expenses	$330	$605
🚐 Transport expenses	$176	$97.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2297	$4141
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	45	75
😀 Quality of life	76	88
🏙️ Population	4.7M	486K

The cost of living in Jeddah is 45% less expensive than in Omaha. Cities ranked 4650th and 1666th ($1146 vs $2068) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1477th 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 2 months in Omaha. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Omaha ranked 57th in the United States, while ranked 860th and 242nd 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	$6.67	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.1	$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.93	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$4.92
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$3.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$1167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$918
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$976	$2548
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$666	$1708
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.2	$288
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.3	$63.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.57%	6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2107	$1944
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1025	$1801
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.7	$55.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$3.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.78	$3.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.62	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$5.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$6.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$4.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$2.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.35	$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.7	$8.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.52	$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.65	$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$4.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.79	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$90.8	$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.4	$95.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.04	$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.6	$57.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.8	$94.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$410	$917
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6204	$24732

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Cities near Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$979
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$829
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$1215
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$905
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$902
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$910
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$961
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$488
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$861
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$486
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$937
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1131
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$520
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$329
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$482
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$969
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$846
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$1006
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$487
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$1078
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$335
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$362
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$342
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1637
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$336
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$546
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$481
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$662
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$381
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$482
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$360
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$781
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$877
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$486

Cities near Omaha

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Council Bluffs	$1794
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bellevue	$2014
44 km or 27 mi	Fremont	$1994
75 km or 47 mi	Lincoln	$1698
114 km or 71 mi	Columbus	$1996
140 km or 87 mi	Sioux	$1759
145 km or 90 mi	Norfolk	$1949
183 km or 114 mi	Waukee	$1859
194 km or 121 mi	Urbandale	$1865
195 km or 121 mi	St. Joseph	$2000
195 km or 121 mi	West Des Moines	$1878
198 km or 123 mi	Johnston	$1857
200 km or 124 mi	Grand Island	$1853
203 km or 126 mi	Des Moines	$1831
205 km or 128 mi	Fort Dodge	$1854
207 km or 129 mi	Ankeny	$1706
213 km or 133 mi	Hastings	$1829
217 km or 135 mi	Ames	$1709
236 km or 147 mi	Manhattan	$1777
236 km or 147 mi	Leavenworth	$2092
248 km or 154 mi	Topeka	$1649
259 km or 161 mi	Junction	$1993
259 km or 161 mi	Sioux Falls	$1848
260 km or 161 mi	Gladstone	$1992
263 km or 163 mi	Liberty	$1922
264 km or 164 mi	Lawrence	$1720
265 km or 165 mi	Kearney	$1684
266 km or 165 mi	Kansas City	$2196
272 km or 169 mi	Marshalltown	$1710
272 km or 169 mi	Shawnee	$2259
275 km or 171 mi	Kansas	$2121
277 km or 172 mi	Lenexa	$2322
278 km or 173 mi	Independence	$1825
279 km or 173 mi	Prairie Village	$2312
283 km or 176 mi	Overland Park	$2437
285 km or 177 mi	Olathe	$2290
285 km or 177 mi	Raytown	$2039
287 km or 178 mi	Leawood	$2325
288 km or 179 mi	Gardner	$2124
291 km or 181 mi	Blue Springs	$1979