Jeddah vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jeddah	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1155	$2327
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2694	$5471
🏠 One person rent	$541	$1420
🏘️ Family rent	$841	$2324
🍽️ Food expenses	$325	$628
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$88.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2303	$4437
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	45	82
😀 Quality of life	79	90
🏙️ Population	4.7M	468K

The cost of living in Jeddah is 50% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 4809th and 1213th ($1155 vs $2327) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1060th 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 Raleigh. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Raleigh ranked 60th in the United States, while ranked 894th and 212th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeddah vs Raleigh

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	Jeddah	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.64	$18.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40	$72.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.98	$9.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.14	$5.91
☕ Cappuccino	$3.64	$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.73	$2.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$484	$1434
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$393	$1158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$881	$2441
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$627	$1941
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.5	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.3	$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.57%	6.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2007	$3119
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1025	$2477
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.32	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39	$51.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.61	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.94	$3.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$3.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.56	$4.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.64	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$5.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$5.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$6.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.52	$2.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.34	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.72	$7.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.57	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.5	$4.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.87	$4.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.15	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$85.1	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56	$161
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.95	$26.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.4	$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.8	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$393	$1578
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6703	$24117

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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

Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2582
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1818
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2225
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2338
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2387
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2331
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2219
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2319
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2171
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2105
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2071
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1926
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1812
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2166
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2312
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2124
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1757
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2065
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2112
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2176
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2076
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1993
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2070
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2152
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2154
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2156
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2079
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2054
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1893
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2094
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2107
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1734
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2102
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1983
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2231
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2395
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2160
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2228
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1766