Jeddah vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Jeddah	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1210	$2452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2901	$5516
🏠 One person rent	$583	$1566
🏘️ Family rent	$965	$2522
🍽️ Food expenses	$315	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1673	$4239
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	45	74
😀 Quality of life	76	88
🏙️ Population	4.7M	459K

The cost of living in Jeddah is 51% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 4730th and 978th ($1210 vs $2452) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 841st 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 1.7 months in Virginia Beach. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Virginia Beach ranked 82nd in the United States, while ranked 1324th and 286th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeddah vs Virginia Beach

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	Jeddah	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.59	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.7	$89.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.5	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$5.98
☕ Cappuccino	$3.39	$5.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.93	$2.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$599	$1653
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$415	$1301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1068	$2788
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$732	$2127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.6	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.5	$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.8	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.32%	5.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1601	$2280
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1010	$2279
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.3	$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.9	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.61	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$3.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$5.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.28	$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.27	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.27	$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$5.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$5.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$3.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.52	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.18	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.65	$9.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.55	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.54	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.84	$4.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.08	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$91.7	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56	$124
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.03	$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.2	$61.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.5	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$523	$1579
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8743	$16143

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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 Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2191
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2342
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2191
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2657
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2295
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2311
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2058
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2379
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2375
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2392
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2055
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$1953
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2045
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$1803
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2363
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2016
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2508
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1849
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2116
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2073
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2608
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2696
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$2003
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2913
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2367
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2862
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1766
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2572
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2596
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3350
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2169
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$3031
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2379
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2803
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2774
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$3016
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2644
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3338
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2223
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2769