Adelaide vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

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Adelaide Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2246
$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5047
$2316
🏠 One person rent
$1312
$350
🏘️ Family rent
$2094
$622
🍽️ Food expenses
$609
$290
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$205
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3574
$1656
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
68 km
🎓 Higher education
50
41
😀 Quality of life
93
53
🏙️ Population
1.3M
2.43M

The cost of living in Adelaide is 139% more expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 1267th and 6019th ($2246 vs $940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 7th in Australia and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Australia vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Adelaide compared to 1.8 months in Mecca. Adelaide ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 64th and 6051st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Adelaide vs Mecca

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Adelaide Mecca
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.1
$5.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$94.1
$35.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.98
$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.31
$1.59
 Cappuccino
$3.82
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.69
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1399
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$994
$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2312
$775
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1617
$423
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$182
$38.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$283
$59
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.4
$69.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.31%
4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6896
$1493
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4181
$1201
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.98
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.4
$99.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.3
$16
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.32
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$2.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$6.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$7.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.58
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$3.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.22
$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.9
$5.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$5.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.13
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.54
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.42
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.2
$103
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.8
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$4.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.3
$32.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$133
$62.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1344
$363
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11389
$4675

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance City Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi Whyalla
$2013
337 km or 209 mi Mildura
$1816
377 km or 235 mi Mount Gambier
$1788
518 km or 322 mi Warrnambool
$1697
551 km or 342 mi Bendigo
$1397
555 km or 345 mi Ballarat
$1357
618 km or 384 mi Melton
$1795
623 km or 387 mi Sunbury
$1822
627 km or 390 mi Geelong
$1892
633 km or 393 mi Tarneit
$1757
636 km or 395 mi Shepparton
$1717
637 km or 396 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1767
655 km or 407 mi Melbourne
$2397
658 km or 409 mi South Yarra
$1758
683 km or 424 mi Dandenong
$1876
686 km or 426 mi Griffith
$1746
686 km or 426 mi Frankston
$1799
694 km or 431 mi Cranbourne
$1738
695 km or 432 mi Berwick
$1800
709 km or 440 mi Pakenham
$1805
797 km or 496 mi Traralgon
$1829
800 km or 497 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
959 km or 596 mi Canberra
$2393
971 km or 603 mi Devonport
$1900
974 km or 605 mi Dubbo
$1815
985 km or 612 mi Orange
$1500
1016 km or 631 mi Goulburn
$1748
1025 km or 637 mi Bathurst
$1674
1040 km or 646 mi Launceston
$1798
1125 km or 699 mi Wollongong
$1532
1138 km or 707 mi Blacktown
$1732
1143 km or 710 mi Kellyville
$1997
1146 km or 712 mi Parramatta
$2472
1162 km or 722 mi Hobart
$2265
1163 km or 723 mi Sydney
$2801
1173 km or 729 mi Dee Why
$2286
1234 km or 767 mi Newcastle
$1833
1318 km or 819 mi Armidale
$1289
1330 km or 826 mi Alice Springs
$1533
1387 km or 862 mi Port Macquarie
$1661

Cities near Mecca

Distance City Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi Jeddah
$1123
329 km or 204 mi Bisha
$895
338 km or 210 mi Port Sudan
$1096
339 km or 211 mi Medina
$853
350 km or 218 mi Yanbu
$837
354 km or 220 mi Bareq
$895
453 km or 282 mi Abha
$915
606 km or 377 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
620 km or 385 mi Ar Rass
$828
628 km or 390 mi Najran
$934
642 km or 399 mi Al Wajh
$879
644 km or 400 mi Keren
$491
648 km or 403 mi Sa'dah
$488
649 km or 403 mi Massawa
$492
670 km or 416 mi Unaizah
$940
684 km or 425 mi Asmara
$524
703 km or 437 mi Ha'il
$944
735 km or 457 mi Mendefera
$490
738 km or 458 mi Atbara
$1094
756 km or 470 mi Kassala
$988
769 km or 478 mi Aswan
$324
790 km or 491 mi Riyadh
$1586
807 km or 501 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
818 km or 508 mi Sanaa
$550
842 km or 523 mi Sayyan
$491
842 km or 523 mi Tabuk
$988
873 km or 542 mi Luxor
$314
884 km or 549 mi Mekelle
$686
884 km or 549 mi Zabid
$489
890 km or 553 mi Hurghada
$278
895 km or 556 mi Qena
$333
904 km or 562 mi Dhamar
$491
909 km or 565 mi El Gouna
$294
912 km or 567 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
933 km or 580 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
947 km or 588 mi El-Gadarif
$935
948 km or 589 mi Ibb
$504
951 km or 591 mi Sakakah
$806
951 km or 591 mi Dahab
$393
979 km or 608 mi Taiz
$514