Jeddah vs Phoenix - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jeddah	Phoenix
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1146	$2395
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2809	$5245
🏠 One person rent	$512	$1494
🏘️ Family rent	$899	$2384
🍽️ Food expenses	$330	$594
🚐 Transport expenses	$176	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2297	$4432
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	45	69
😀 Quality of life	76	90
🏙️ Population	4.7M	1.61M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 52% less expensive than in Phoenix. Cities ranked 4650th and 955th ($1146 vs $2395) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 875th 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 Phoenix. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Phoenix ranked 31st in the United States, while ranked 860th and 146th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeddah vs Phoenix

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	Jeddah	Phoenix
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.67	$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.1	$71.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.93	$12.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$6.03
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$6.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$2.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$1526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$1215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$976	$2412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$666	$2009
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.2	$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.3	$70.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.57%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2107	$3736
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1025	$3133
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.7	$63.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$3.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$3.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.78	$4.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.62	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$4.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$3.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.35	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$2.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.7	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.52	$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.65	$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$4.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.79	$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$90.8	$27.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.4	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.04	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.6	$50.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.8	$92.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$410	$1103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6204	$12281

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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 Phoenix

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Glendale	$1979
14 km or 9 mi	Scottsdale	$2524
16 km or 10 mi	Peoria	$2342
17 km or 10 mi	Tempe	$2423
25 km or 15 mi	El Mirage	$2304
26 km or 16 mi	Mesa	$2413
27 km or 17 mi	Avondale	$2525
28 km or 17 mi	Goodyear	$2468
29 km or 18 mi	Surprise	$2328
33 km or 21 mi	Chandler	$2306
33 km or 21 mi	Gilbert	$2417
33 km or 21 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
51 km or 31 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
51 km or 32 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
51 km or 32 mi	Buckeye	$2388
53 km or 33 mi	Maricopa	$2281
78 km or 48 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
84 km or 52 mi	Florence	$2319
118 km or 73 mi	Prescott	$2466
122 km or 76 mi	Prescott Valley	$2423
155 km or 96 mi	Marana	$2073
160 km or 99 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
165 km or 102 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
181 km or 112 mi	Tucson	$1957
190 km or 118 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
205 km or 128 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
232 km or 144 mi	Lake Havasu	$2013
234 km or 145 mi	Blythe	$2763
254 km or 158 mi	Yuma	$1815
259 km or 161 mi	Kingman	$1926
264 km or 164 mi	Nogales	$2077
268 km or 166 mi	Nogales	$830
276 km or 171 mi	San Luis	$1947
276 km or 172 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$823
278 km or 173 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
290 km or 180 mi	Bullhead	$1852
313 km or 194 mi	Caborca	$788
327 km or 203 mi	Brawley	$2729
330 km or 205 mi	Mexicali	$913
332 km or 207 mi	Calexico	$2724