Jeddah vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Jeddah	Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1100	$1774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2691	$4545
🏠 One person rent	$495	$973
🏘️ Family rent	$877	$1971
🍽️ Food expenses	$337	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$85.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1997	$3962
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	45	46
😀 Quality of life	73	81
🏙️ Population	4.7M	398K

The cost of living in Jeddah is 38% less expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 4731st and 2417th ($1100 vs $1774) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1921st 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 1.8 months in Jeddah compared to 2.2 months in Wichita. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Wichita ranked 91st in the United States, while ranked 1616th and 386th 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	$6.55	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.5	$45.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.87	$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$5.02
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$4.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.73	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$472	$811
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$335	$741
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$935	$2293
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$657	$1519
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.2	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.6	$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73.6	$70.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.77%	6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1859	$1561
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1264	$1485
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.32	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.9	$54.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.3	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.64	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$3.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.76	$3.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.58	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.5	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$5.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$4.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$2.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.64	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.7	$8.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.07	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.02	$4.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.39	$4.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.13	$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$87.2	$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.9	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.3	$101
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.19	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.9	$42.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$331	$913
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6667	$15991

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Cities near Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$1032
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$1361
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$844
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$892
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$938
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$920
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$923
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$879
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$466
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$860
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$467
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1085
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$1047
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1095
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$498
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$280
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$467
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$1013
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$996
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$1061
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$466
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$1000
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$404
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$443
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$434
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1642
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$489
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$440
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$603
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$523
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$467
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$800
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$625
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$857
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$959
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$466
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$449
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$854
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$899
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$470

Cities near Wichita

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Derby	$1820
40 km or 25 mi	Newton	$1703
66 km or 41 mi	Hutchinson	$1239
111 km or 69 mi	Ponca	$1728
128 km or 80 mi	Salina	$1575
129 km or 80 mi	Emporia	$1784
151 km or 94 mi	Enid	$1827
155 km or 96 mi	Junction	$1854
161 km or 100 mi	Bartlesville	$1762
176 km or 109 mi	Stillwater	$1741
179 km or 111 mi	Manhattan	$1787
205 km or 128 mi	Owasso	$1777
209 km or 130 mi	Topeka	$1708
213 km or 132 mi	Tulsa	$1695
216 km or 134 mi	Claremore	$1765
217 km or 135 mi	Sapulpa	$1773
218 km or 136 mi	Hays	$1499
227 km or 141 mi	Edmond	$1604
230 km or 143 mi	Broken Arrow	$1771
232 km or 144 mi	Bixby	$1777
232 km or 144 mi	Lawrence	$1456
234 km or 146 mi	Pittsburg	$1887
236 km or 147 mi	Dodge	$1778
245 km or 152 mi	Gardner	$1996
246 km or 153 mi	Yukon	$1880
246 km or 153 mi	Oklahoma City	$1969
248 km or 154 mi	Midwest	$1943
250 km or 155 mi	Del	$1956
258 km or 160 mi	Mustang	$1944
258 km or 160 mi	Olathe	$2157
258 km or 161 mi	Joplin	$1836
262 km or 163 mi	Moore	$2049
263 km or 164 mi	Shawnee	$1916
266 km or 165 mi	Lenexa	$2186
268 km or 167 mi	Shawnee	$2154
270 km or 168 mi	Overland Park	$2242
274 km or 170 mi	Leawood	$2171
274 km or 171 mi	Norman	$2144
275 km or 171 mi	Belton	$2147
276 km or 172 mi	Prairie Village	$2187