Jeddah vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jeddah	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1155	$1940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2694	$4568
🏠 One person rent	$541	$1141
🏘️ Family rent	$841	$1951
🍽️ Food expenses	$325	$577
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$87.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2303	$3621
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	45	33
😀 Quality of life	79	82
🏙️ Population	4.7M	543K

The cost of living in Jeddah is 40% less expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 4809th and 2194th ($1155 vs $1940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1737th 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 Tucson. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Tucson ranked 202nd in the United States, while ranked 894th and 634th 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	$6.64	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40	$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.98	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.14	$5.9
☕ Cappuccino	$3.64	$5.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.73	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$484	$1121
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$393	$891
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$881	$2011
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$627	$1584
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.5	$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.3	$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67	$62.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.57%	6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2007	$2738
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1025	$2462
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.32	$2.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39	$38.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.61	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.94	$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$4.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.56	$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.64	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$3.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$3.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.52	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.34	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$3.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.72	$9.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.57	$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.5	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.87	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.15	$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$85.1	$32.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56	$93.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.95	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.4	$45.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.8	$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$393	$1112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6703	$15639

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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 Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2021
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2084
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2046
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2095
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1612
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$727
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2466
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2403
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$3031
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2320
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2491
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2349
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2447
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2417
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$813
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2448
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2332
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2371
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2340
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2523
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2481
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1977
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2344
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2365
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2322
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$881
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2353
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2341
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2348
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2598
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$982
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$850
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1760
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$965
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1911
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2757
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1602
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$2021
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2245