Jeddah vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Jeddah	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1209	$2317
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2848	$5372
🏠 One person rent	$584	$1430
🏘️ Family rent	$940	$2327
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$612
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$90.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2099	$4411
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	45	82
😀 Quality of life	78	89
🏙️ Population	4.7M	468K

The cost of living in Jeddah is 48% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 4757th and 1246th ($1209 vs $2317) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1054th 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 1.7 months in Jeddah compared to 1.9 months in Raleigh. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Raleigh ranked 64th in the United States, while ranked 990th and 245th 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	$6.63	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.1	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.98	$9.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$5.67
☕ Cappuccino	$3.68	$6.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.85	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$556	$1562
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$426	$1149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1019	$2603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$713	$1919
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.8	$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.5	$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.3	$65.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.97%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1688	$3603
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1003	$2208
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.32	$1.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.1	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.61	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.96	$3.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$4.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.22	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.19	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$5.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$4.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$5.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$3.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.58	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.61	$8.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.53	$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.5	$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.87	$3.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.15	$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$86.8	$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.5	$137
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.04	$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.1	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.2	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$453	$1374
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7655	$24650

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Cities near Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$1107
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$964
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$795
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$1168
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$906
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$893
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$902
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$942
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$498
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$815
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$497
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1005
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$865
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1104
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$531
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$369
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$491
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$931
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$775
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$931
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$498
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$1074
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$385
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$448
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$354
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1632
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$515
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$360
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$598
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$551
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$492
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$810
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$479
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$790
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$858
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$491
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$415
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$776
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$819
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$494

Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2246
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2470
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1831
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2194
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2278
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2313
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2242
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2109
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2308
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2111
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$1943
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2003
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1780
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1773
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2123
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2159
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2081
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1750
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2036
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2056
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2088
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2057
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1917
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2030
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2202
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$1987
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2079
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2122
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2001
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1847
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2080
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2027
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1814
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$1963
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1969
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2211
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2378
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2126
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2174
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1736