Jeddah vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jeddah	Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1155	$1811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2694	$4316
🏠 One person rent	$541	$997
🏘️ Family rent	$841	$1698
🍽️ Food expenses	$325	$577
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$84.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2303	$3587
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	45	46
😀 Quality of life	79	83
🏙️ Population	4.7M	398K

The cost of living in Jeddah is 36% less expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 4809th and 2697th ($1155 vs $1811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1945th 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 2 months in Wichita. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Wichita ranked 176th in the United States, while ranked 894th and 560th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeddah vs Wichita

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	Jeddah	Wichita
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.64	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40	$59.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.98	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.14	$5
☕ Cappuccino	$3.64	$4.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.73	$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$484	$886
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$393	$729
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$881	$1639
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$627	$1304
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.5	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.3	$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.57%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2007	$1542
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1025	$1487
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.32	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39	$54.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.61	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.94	$3.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$4.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.56	$4.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$9.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.64	$9.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$5.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$5.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$4.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.52	$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.34	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.72	$9.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.57	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.5	$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.87	$4.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.15	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$85.1	$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56	$109
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.95	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.4	$46.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.8	$98.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$393	$919
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6703	$16150

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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 Wichita

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Derby	$1855
40 km or 25 mi	Newton	$1729
66 km or 41 mi	Hutchinson	$1242
111 km or 69 mi	Ponca	$1659
128 km or 80 mi	Salina	$1535
129 km or 80 mi	Emporia	$1368
151 km or 94 mi	Enid	$1821
155 km or 96 mi	Junction	$1875
161 km or 100 mi	Bartlesville	$1852
176 km or 109 mi	Stillwater	$1755
179 km or 111 mi	Manhattan	$1761
205 km or 128 mi	Owasso	$1810
209 km or 130 mi	Topeka	$1574
213 km or 132 mi	Tulsa	$1893
216 km or 134 mi	Claremore	$1838
217 km or 135 mi	Sapulpa	$1898
218 km or 136 mi	Hays	$1456
227 km or 141 mi	Edmond	$1620
230 km or 143 mi	Broken Arrow	$1896
232 km or 144 mi	Bixby	$1886
232 km or 144 mi	Lawrence	$1912
234 km or 146 mi	Pittsburg	$1909
236 km or 147 mi	Dodge	$1753
245 km or 152 mi	Gardner	$2160
246 km or 153 mi	Yukon	$1831
246 km or 153 mi	Oklahoma City	$1872
248 km or 154 mi	Midwest	$1879
250 km or 155 mi	Del	$1896
258 km or 160 mi	Mustang	$1883
258 km or 160 mi	Olathe	$2261
258 km or 161 mi	Joplin	$1848
262 km or 163 mi	Moore	$1959
263 km or 164 mi	Shawnee	$1854
266 km or 165 mi	Lenexa	$2311
268 km or 167 mi	Shawnee	$2271
270 km or 168 mi	Overland Park	$2390
274 km or 170 mi	Leawood	$2266
274 km or 171 mi	Norman	$1985
275 km or 171 mi	Belton	$1841
276 km or 172 mi	Prairie Village	$2293