Jeddah vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Jeddah	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1209	$1930
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2848	$4538
🏠 One person rent	$584	$1129
🏘️ Family rent	$940	$1921
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$86.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2099	$3744
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	45	33
😀 Quality of life	78	84
🏙️ Population	4.7M	543K

The cost of living in Jeddah is 37% less expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 4757th and 2278th ($1209 vs $1930) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1724th 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 Tucson. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Tucson ranked 164th in the United States, while ranked 990th and 490th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeddah vs Tucson

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	Jeddah	Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.63	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.1	$65.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.98	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$6.25
☕ Cappuccino	$3.68	$5.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.85	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$556	$1140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$426	$876
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1019	$1996
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$713	$1560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.8	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.5	$208
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.3	$64.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.97%	6.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1688	$3141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1003	$2502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.32	$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.1	$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.61	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.96	$2.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$4.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$4.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.22	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.19	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.58	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.61	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.53	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.5	$4.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.87	$3.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.15	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$86.8	$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.5	$92.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.04	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.1	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.2	$87.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$453	$1109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7655	$15659

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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 Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2005
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2050
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2089
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2059
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2110
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$776
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2444
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2366
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$3022
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2227
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2490
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2396
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2381
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2298
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2435
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2471
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2384
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2357
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2359
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2338
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1961
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2345
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2324
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2312
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$890
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2353
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2317
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2316
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2589
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$1087
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$896
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1764
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$978
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1919
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2798
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1641
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$1993
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2190