Jeddah vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Jeddah	Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1210	$1811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2901	$4315
🏠 One person rent	$583	$978
🏘️ Family rent	$965	$1646
🍽️ Food expenses	$315	$594
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$86.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1673	$3547
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	45	46
😀 Quality of life	76	81
🏙️ Population	4.7M	398K

The cost of living in Jeddah is 33% less expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 4730th and 2761st ($1210 vs $1811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1934th 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 2 months in Wichita. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Wichita ranked 204th in the United States, while ranked 1324th and 610th 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	$5.59	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.7	$60
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.5	$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$5.04
☕ Cappuccino	$3.39	$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.93	$2.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$599	$886
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$415	$705
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1068	$1592
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$732	$1253
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.6	$167
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.5	$256
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.8	$69.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.32%	6.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1601	$1533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1010	$1491
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.3	$55.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.9	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.61	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$3.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$5.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.28	$4.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.27	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.27	$8.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$6.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$5.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$5.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$1.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.52	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.18	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.65	$9.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.55	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.54	$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.84	$4.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.08	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$91.7	$37.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56	$109
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.03	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.2	$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.5	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$523	$921
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8743	$15897

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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 Wichita

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Derby	$1859
40 km or 25 mi	Newton	$1750
66 km or 41 mi	Hutchinson	$1296
111 km or 69 mi	Ponca	$1449
128 km or 80 mi	Salina	$1597
129 km or 80 mi	Emporia	$1357
151 km or 94 mi	Enid	$1809
155 km or 96 mi	Junction	$1908
161 km or 100 mi	Bartlesville	$1833
176 km or 109 mi	Stillwater	$1830
179 km or 111 mi	Manhattan	$1790
205 km or 128 mi	Owasso	$1836
209 km or 130 mi	Topeka	$1574
213 km or 132 mi	Tulsa	$1902
216 km or 134 mi	Claremore	$1853
217 km or 135 mi	Sapulpa	$1901
218 km or 136 mi	Hays	$1505
227 km or 141 mi	Edmond	$1702
230 km or 143 mi	Broken Arrow	$1904
232 km or 144 mi	Bixby	$1902
232 km or 144 mi	Lawrence	$1832
234 km or 146 mi	Pittsburg	$1917
236 km or 147 mi	Dodge	$1646
245 km or 152 mi	Gardner	$2173
246 km or 153 mi	Yukon	$1871
246 km or 153 mi	Oklahoma City	$1931
248 km or 154 mi	Midwest	$1942
250 km or 155 mi	Del	$1952
258 km or 160 mi	Mustang	$1924
258 km or 160 mi	Olathe	$2327
258 km or 161 mi	Joplin	$1824
262 km or 163 mi	Moore	$2008
263 km or 164 mi	Shawnee	$1885
266 km or 165 mi	Lenexa	$2372
268 km or 167 mi	Shawnee	$2307
270 km or 168 mi	Overland Park	$2499
274 km or 170 mi	Leawood	$2349
274 km or 171 mi	Norman	$2085
275 km or 171 mi	Belton	$1846
276 km or 172 mi	Prairie Village	$2357