Jeddah vs Portland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jeddah	Portland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1146	$2629
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2809	$6215
🏠 One person rent	$512	$1568
🏘️ Family rent	$899	$2656
🍽️ Food expenses	$330	$680
🚐 Transport expenses	$176	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2297	$4810
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	45	88
😀 Quality of life	76	90
🏙️ Population	4.7M	653K

The cost of living in Jeddah is 56% less expensive than in Portland. Cities ranked 4650th and 603rd ($1146 vs $2629) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 553rd 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 1.8 months in Portland. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Portland ranked 34th in the United States, while ranked 860th and 157th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeddah vs Portland

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	Jeddah	Portland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.67	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.1	$74.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.93	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$7.4
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$5.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$1608
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$1314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$976	$2917
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$666	$2257
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.2	$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.3	$63.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.57%	6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2107	$3766
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1025	$3350
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.7	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$3.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$4.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.78	$4.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.62	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$4.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$4.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.35	$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$3.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.7	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.52	$14.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.65	$7.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$7.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.79	$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$90.8	$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.4	$187
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.04	$32.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.6	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.8	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$410	$1788
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6204	$16585

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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 Portland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi	Milwaukie	$2390
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lake Oswego	$2415
11 km or 6.9 mi	Beaverton	$2508
13 km or 8.2 mi	Tigard	$2437
14 km or 8.7 mi	Vancouver	$2465
17 km or 11 mi	West Linn	$2425
18 km or 11 mi	Tualatin	$2432
18 km or 11 mi	Gresham	$2484
18 km or 11 mi	Oregon City	$2420
25 km or 16 mi	Hillsboro	$2341
33 km or 21 mi	Newberg	$2410
35 km or 21 mi	Forest Grove	$2353
44 km or 27 mi	Woodburn	$2585
54 km or 33 mi	McMinnville	$2379
64 km or 40 mi	Keizer	$2361
71 km or 44 mi	Salem	$2368
72 km or 45 mi	Longview	$2095
104 km or 65 mi	Albany	$2119
116 km or 72 mi	Corvallis	$2029
116 km or 72 mi	The Dalles	$2206
136 km or 84 mi	Centralia	$2523
165 km or 102 mi	Springfield	$1967
166 km or 103 mi	Eugene	$2174
168 km or 105 mi	Lacey	$2571
171 km or 106 mi	Olympia	$2406
177 km or 110 mi	Spanaway	$2460
181 km or 113 mi	Redmond	$2604
184 km or 114 mi	Lakewood	$2449
185 km or 115 mi	Aberdeen	$1744
187 km or 116 mi	Puyallup	$2644
190 km or 118 mi	University Place	$2604
192 km or 120 mi	Tacoma	$2517
195 km or 121 mi	Bend	$2796
201 km or 125 mi	Federal Way	$2532
202 km or 125 mi	Auburn	$2338
206 km or 128 mi	Yakima	$1882
210 km or 131 mi	Kent	$2784
210 km or 131 mi	Des Moines	$2623
211 km or 131 mi	Maple Valley	$2579
216 km or 134 mi	SeaTac	$2741