Jeddah vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Jeddah	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1210	$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2901	$5273
🏠 One person rent	$583	$1374
🏘️ Family rent	$965	$2201
🍽️ Food expenses	$315	$624
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$89.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1673	$4362
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	45	82
😀 Quality of life	76	89
🏙️ Population	4.7M	468K

The cost of living in Jeddah is 47% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 4730th and 1363rd ($1210 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1143rd 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 1.9 months in Raleigh. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Raleigh ranked 54th in the United States, while ranked 1324th and 219th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Jeddah	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.59	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.7	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.5	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$5.64
☕ Cappuccino	$3.39	$6.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.93	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$599	$1531
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$415	$1084
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1068	$2619
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$732	$1754
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.6	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.5	$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.8	$63.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.32%	6.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1601	$3898
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1010	$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$1.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.3	$47.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.9	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.61	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.28	$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.27	$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.27	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$5.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$4.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$5.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$3.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$3.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.52	$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.18	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.65	$9.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.55	$12.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.54	$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.84	$3.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.08	$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$91.7	$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56	$127
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.03	$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.2	$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.5	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$523	$1475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8743	$24243

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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 Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2229
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2483
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1850
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2169
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2280
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2300
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2241
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2063
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2133
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2116
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$1842
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2016
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1803
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1766
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2089
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2212
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2059
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1775
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2027
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2055
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2073
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2045
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1909
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2007
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2200
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$1863
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2070
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2105
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2007
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1849
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2075
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2031
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1851
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$1904
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$2003
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2295
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2375
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2129
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2204
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1729