Jeddah vs Phoenix - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Jeddah	Phoenix
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1210	$2423
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2901	$5582
🏠 One person rent	$583	$1419
🏘️ Family rent	$965	$2230
🍽️ Food expenses	$315	$694
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1673	$4178
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	45	71
😀 Quality of life	76	89
🏙️ Population	4.7M	1.61M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 50% less expensive than in Phoenix. Cities ranked 4730th and 1041st ($1210 vs $2423) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 896th 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 1.7 months in Phoenix. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Phoenix ranked 58th in the United States, while ranked 1324th and 226th 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	$5.59	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.7	$90
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.5	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$5.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.39	$6.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.93	$2.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$599	$1497
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$415	$1109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1068	$2358
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$732	$1803
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.6	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.5	$235
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.8	$80.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.32%	6.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1601	$4665
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1010	$3124
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.3	$63.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.9	$13.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.61	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$4.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$5.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.28	$5.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.27	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.27	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$4.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$4.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$6.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$3.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$3.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.52	$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.18	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$2.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.65	$10.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.55	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.54	$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.84	$4.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.08	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$91.7	$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.03	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.2	$60.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.5	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$523	$1659
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8743	$21660

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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 Phoenix

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Glendale	$1974
14 km or 9 mi	Scottsdale	$2509
16 km or 10 mi	Peoria	$2366
17 km or 10 mi	Tempe	$2463
25 km or 15 mi	El Mirage	$2296
26 km or 16 mi	Mesa	$2293
27 km or 17 mi	Avondale	$2365
28 km or 17 mi	Goodyear	$2343
29 km or 18 mi	Surprise	$2346
33 km or 21 mi	Chandler	$2367
33 km or 21 mi	Gilbert	$2378
33 km or 21 mi	Fountain Hills	$2373
51 km or 31 mi	Queen Creek	$2988
51 km or 32 mi	Apache Junction	$2482
51 km or 32 mi	Buckeye	$2318
53 km or 33 mi	Maricopa	$2243
78 km or 48 mi	Casa Grande	$2374
84 km or 52 mi	Florence	$2454
118 km or 73 mi	Prescott	$2321
122 km or 76 mi	Prescott Valley	$2312
155 km or 96 mi	Marana	$2089
160 km or 99 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
165 km or 102 mi	Casas Adobes	$2011
181 km or 112 mi	Tucson	$1933
190 km or 118 mi	Flagstaff	$2573
205 km or 128 mi	Sahuarita	$2070
232 km or 144 mi	Lake Havasu	$2011
234 km or 145 mi	Blythe	$2818
254 km or 158 mi	Yuma	$1767
259 km or 161 mi	Kingman	$1865
264 km or 164 mi	Nogales	$2153
268 km or 166 mi	Nogales	$771
276 km or 171 mi	San Luis	$1924
276 km or 172 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$950
278 km or 173 mi	Sierra Vista	$1654
290 km or 180 mi	Bullhead	$1835
313 km or 194 mi	Caborca	$876
327 km or 203 mi	Brawley	$2817
330 km or 205 mi	Mexicali	$994
332 km or 207 mi	Calexico	$2804