Jeddah vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Jeddah	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1209	$3154
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2848	$7508
🏠 One person rent	$584	$1981
🏘️ Family rent	$940	$3422
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$796
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2099	$6532
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	45	80
😀 Quality of life	78	95
🏙️ Population	4.7M	737K

The cost of living in Jeddah is 62% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 4757th and 142nd ($1209 vs $3154) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 101st 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 2.1 months in Seattle. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Seattle ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 990th and 32nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeddah vs Seattle

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	Jeddah	Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.63	$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.1	$96.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.98	$14.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$7.73
☕ Cappuccino	$3.68	$6.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.85	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$556	$2110
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$426	$1647
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1019	$3872
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$713	$2891
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.8	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.5	$262
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.3	$72.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.97%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1688	$7394
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1003	$5077
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.32	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.1	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.61	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.96	$4.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$4.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$6.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.22	$20.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.19	$16.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$6.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$3.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$1.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$3.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.58	$17.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$3.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.61	$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.53	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.5	$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.87	$6.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.15	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$86.8	$83.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.5	$147
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.04	$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.1	$69.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.2	$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$453	$2521
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7655	$28950

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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 Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2896
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3292
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$3041
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2681
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2717
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2855
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2778
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2604
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3559
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2702
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2807
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2737
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2915
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2739
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2798
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2677
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2734
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2475
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2814
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2717
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2587
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2656
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2674
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2325
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2641
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2519
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2720
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2828
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2641
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2582
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2628
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2362
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2584
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2558
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2710
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2754
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2456
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2539
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2747
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2173