Jeddah vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jeddah	Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1146	$1811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2809	$4646
🏠 One person rent	$512	$997
🏘️ Family rent	$899	$2025
🍽️ Food expenses	$330	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$176	$84.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2297	$3603
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	45	46
😀 Quality of life	76	80
🏙️ Population	4.7M	398K

The cost of living in Jeddah is 37% less expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 4650th and 2367th ($1146 vs $1811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1932nd 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 152nd in the United States, while ranked 860th and 552nd 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	$6.67	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.1	$60.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.93	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$4.97
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$879
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$721
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$976	$1585
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$666	$1715
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$174
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.2	$266
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.3	$70
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.57%	6.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2107	$1554
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1025	$1484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.7	$54.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$3.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$4.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.78	$3.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.62	$9.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$4.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$4.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.35	$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.7	$8.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.52	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.65	$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$4.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.79	$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$90.8	$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.4	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.04	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.6	$47
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.8	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$410	$918
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6204	$15994

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Cities near Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$979
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$829
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$1215
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$905
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$902
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$910
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$961
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$488
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$861
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$486
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$937
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1131
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$520
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$329
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$482
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$969
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$846
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$1006
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$487
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$1078
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$335
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$362
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$342
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1637
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$336
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$546
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$481
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$662
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$381
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$482
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$360
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$781
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$877
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$486

Cities near Wichita

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Derby	$1846
40 km or 25 mi	Newton	$1730
66 km or 41 mi	Hutchinson	$1237
111 km or 69 mi	Ponca	$1671
128 km or 80 mi	Salina	$1569
129 km or 80 mi	Emporia	$1337
151 km or 94 mi	Enid	$1814
155 km or 96 mi	Junction	$1993
161 km or 100 mi	Bartlesville	$1856
176 km or 109 mi	Stillwater	$1748
179 km or 111 mi	Manhattan	$1777
205 km or 128 mi	Owasso	$1864
209 km or 130 mi	Topeka	$1649
213 km or 132 mi	Tulsa	$1851
216 km or 134 mi	Claremore	$1855
217 km or 135 mi	Sapulpa	$1889
218 km or 136 mi	Hays	$1521
227 km or 141 mi	Edmond	$1621
230 km or 143 mi	Broken Arrow	$1885
232 km or 144 mi	Bixby	$1874
232 km or 144 mi	Lawrence	$1720
234 km or 146 mi	Pittsburg	$1902
236 km or 147 mi	Dodge	$1768
245 km or 152 mi	Gardner	$2124
246 km or 153 mi	Yukon	$1824
246 km or 153 mi	Oklahoma City	$1832
248 km or 154 mi	Midwest	$1861
250 km or 155 mi	Del	$1878
258 km or 160 mi	Mustang	$1862
258 km or 160 mi	Olathe	$2290
258 km or 161 mi	Joplin	$1896
262 km or 163 mi	Moore	$1946
263 km or 164 mi	Shawnee	$1855
266 km or 165 mi	Lenexa	$2322
268 km or 167 mi	Shawnee	$2259
270 km or 168 mi	Overland Park	$2437
274 km or 170 mi	Leawood	$2325
274 km or 171 mi	Norman	$1989
275 km or 171 mi	Belton	$1821
276 km or 172 mi	Prairie Village	$2312