Ahmedabad vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ahmedabad Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person
$437
$1107
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1053
$2620
🏠 One person rent
$155
$472
🏘️ Family rent
$265
$791
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$296
🚐 Transport expenses
$52.6
$239
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$357
$1156
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
68 km
🎓 Higher education
58
41
😀 Quality of life
63
58
🏙️ Population
7.65M
2.43M

The cost of living in Ahmedabad is 61% less expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 8910th and 5028th ($437 vs $1107) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 4th in India and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check India vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Ahmedabad compared to 1 months in Mecca. Ahmedabad ranked 12th best city to live in India vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5632nd and 6123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ahmedabad vs Mecca

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Ahmedabad Mecca
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.57
$4.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.4
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.39
$7.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.14
$1.6
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$283
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$384
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$257
$509
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$197
$699
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.2
$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.6
$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.6
$69.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.89%
5.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$894
$1701
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$604
$1402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.52
$99.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.31
$23.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.1
$2.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.55
$6.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.01
$7.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.05
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.97
$3.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.88
$6.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.07
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.7
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.85
$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.9
$25.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.21
$4.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.4
$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.9
$62.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$43
$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1491
$4622

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23 km or 15 mi Gandhinagar
$401
47 km or 29 mi Nadiad
$373
66 km or 41 mi Mehsana
$378
103 km or 64 mi Vadodara
$382
110 km or 68 mi Godhra
$366
148 km or 92 mi Bhavnagar
$287
200 km or 124 mi Rajkot
$310
206 km or 128 mi Udaipur
$326
208 km or 130 mi Surat
$693
234 km or 145 mi Navsari
$286
256 km or 159 mi Ratlam
$297
299 km or 186 mi Bhuj
$284
314 km or 195 mi Pali
$317
327 km or 203 mi Ujjain
$257
332 km or 206 mi Bhilwara
$331
336 km or 209 mi Indore
$355
343 km or 213 mi Malegaon
$362
343 km or 213 mi Porbandar
$324
359 km or 223 mi Nashik
$346
381 km or 237 mi Jalgaon
$302
385 km or 239 mi Jodhpur
$330
397 km or 246 mi Vasai
$294
407 km or 253 mi Kota
$326
418 km or 260 mi Bhiwandi
$355
424 km or 264 mi Kalyan
$379
430 km or 267 mi Thane
$475
435 km or 270 mi Ajmer
$269
447 km or 278 mi Navi Mumbai
$504
451 km or 280 mi Aurangabad
$344
453 km or 281 mi Mumbai
$733
456 km or 283 mi Mirpur Khas
$392
495 km or 308 mi Bhopal
$360
501 km or 311 mi Hyderabad
$365
519 km or 322 mi Pune
$502
523 km or 325 mi Akola
$286
537 km or 333 mi Vidisha
$329
544 km or 338 mi Jaipur
$382
553 km or 343 mi Nawabshah
$326
560 km or 348 mi Bikaner
$289
571 km or 355 mi Sikar
$325

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Distance City Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi Jeddah
$1209
329 km or 204 mi Bisha
$906
338 km or 210 mi Port Sudan
$964
339 km or 211 mi Medina
$1168
350 km or 218 mi Yanbu
$795
354 km or 220 mi Bareq
$893
453 km or 282 mi Abha
$902
606 km or 377 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
620 km or 385 mi Ar Rass
$815
628 km or 390 mi Najran
$865
642 km or 399 mi Al Wajh
$942
644 km or 400 mi Keren
$498
648 km or 403 mi Sa'dah
$491
649 km or 403 mi Massawa
$497
670 km or 416 mi Unaizah
$931
684 km or 425 mi Asmara
$531
703 km or 437 mi Ha'il
$775
735 km or 457 mi Mendefera
$498
738 km or 458 mi Atbara
$1104
756 km or 470 mi Kassala
$931
769 km or 478 mi Aswan
$369
790 km or 491 mi Riyadh
$1632
807 km or 501 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
818 km or 508 mi Sanaa
$551
842 km or 523 mi Sayyan
$492
842 km or 523 mi Tabuk
$1074
873 km or 542 mi Luxor
$385
884 km or 549 mi Mekelle
$810
884 km or 549 mi Zabid
$491
890 km or 553 mi Hurghada
$354
895 km or 556 mi Qena
$448
904 km or 562 mi Dhamar
$494
909 km or 565 mi El Gouna
$360
912 km or 567 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
933 km or 580 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
947 km or 588 mi El-Gadarif
$858
948 km or 589 mi Ibb
$504
951 km or 591 mi Sakakah
$776
951 km or 591 mi Dahab
$479
979 km or 608 mi Taiz
$514