Abu Dhabi vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: July 08, 2025

	Abu Dhabi	Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1913	$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4243	$2437
🏠 One person rent	$1245	$357
🏘️ Family rent	$2144	$568
🍽️ Food expenses	$451	$309
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.8	$239
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3041	$1341
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	68 km
🎓 Higher education	53	42
😀 Quality of life	84	55
🏙️ Population	1.57M	2.43M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 90% more expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 2289th and 5806th ($1913 vs $1006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 8th in the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.3 months in Mecca. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 424th and 6087th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Mecca

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	Abu Dhabi	Mecca
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.9	$5.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.5	$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.52	$7.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11.4	$1.61
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1345	$253
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$974	$247
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2411	$449
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1768	$436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.2	$38.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$104	$70.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.21%	5.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5729	$1517
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12723	$1217
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.9	$99.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.63	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.77	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.61	$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$6.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.61	$7.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$3.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.36	$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.21	$6.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.8	$5.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.06	$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.78	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$5.93	$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.1	$103
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.1	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$4.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.8	$32.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.2	$62.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$613	$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12362	$4677

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1716
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2507
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1387
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1449
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2504
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1080
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1211
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1453
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$1769
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1688
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$630
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$791
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$995
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1205
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1239
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1235
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1116
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$536
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$1063
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1057
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$805
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$537
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$894
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$915
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$517
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$531
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$566
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$464
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$491
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$541
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$522
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$577
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$525
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$528
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$539
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$601
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$514
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1694
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1248
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$492

Cities near Mecca

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Jeddah	$1117
329 km or 204 mi	Bisha	$910
338 km or 210 mi	Port Sudan	$1013
339 km or 211 mi	Medina	$1217
350 km or 218 mi	Yanbu	$794
354 km or 220 mi	Bareq	$906
453 km or 282 mi	Abha	$910
606 km or 377 mi	As Sulayyil	$1052
620 km or 385 mi	Ar Rass	$874
628 km or 390 mi	Najran	$936
642 km or 399 mi	Al Wajh	$955
644 km or 400 mi	Keren	$499
648 km or 403 mi	Sa'dah	$495
649 km or 403 mi	Massawa	$499
670 km or 416 mi	Unaizah	$983
684 km or 425 mi	Asmara	$534
703 km or 437 mi	Ha'il	$847
735 km or 457 mi	Mendefera	$500
738 km or 458 mi	Atbara	$1135
756 km or 470 mi	Kassala	$1020
769 km or 478 mi	Aswan	$348
790 km or 491 mi	Riyadh	$1694
807 km or 501 mi	Al Hudaydah	$518
818 km or 508 mi	Sanaa	$556
842 km or 523 mi	Sayyan	$495
842 km or 523 mi	Tabuk	$1059
873 km or 542 mi	Luxor	$379
884 km or 549 mi	Mekelle	$806
884 km or 549 mi	Zabid	$493
890 km or 553 mi	Hurghada	$368
895 km or 556 mi	Qena	$444
904 km or 562 mi	Dhamar	$498
909 km or 565 mi	El Gouna	$366
912 km or 567 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$578
933 km or 580 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$793
947 km or 588 mi	El-Gadarif	$959
948 km or 589 mi	Ibb	$509
951 km or 591 mi	Sakakah	$776
951 km or 591 mi	Dahab	$496
979 km or 608 mi	Taiz	$519