Ahmedabad vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ahmedabad Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person
$505
$1032
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1162
$2465
🏠 One person rent
$222
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$366
$622
🍽️ Food expenses
$180
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.5
$219
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$542
$1784
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
68 km
🎓 Higher education
56
41
😀 Quality of life
56
54
🏙️ Population
7.65M
1.68M

The cost of living in Ahmedabad is 51% less expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 8477th and 5103rd ($505 vs $1032) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 5th in India and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check India vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Ahmedabad compared to 1.7 months in Mecca. Ahmedabad ranked 17th best city to live in India vs Mecca ranked 8th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5867th and 6051st among best cities to live in the world.

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Ahmedabad Mecca
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.02
$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.4
$41.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.25
$6.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.59
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.31
$3.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$204
$275
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$413
$690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$284
$424
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.4
$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.6
$73.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.43
$71.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.94%
7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1344
$1443
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$729
$1095
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.79
$99.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.25
$23.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.65
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.13
$2.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$6.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$7.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.96
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$3.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.62
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$6.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.18
$5.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.95
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.9
$127
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.6
$17.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.24
$4.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.3
$38.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.5
$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$81
$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1882
$4708

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23 km or 15 mi Gandhinagar
$339
47 km or 29 mi Nadiad
$396
66 km or 41 mi Mehsana
$377
103 km or 64 mi Vadodara
$399
110 km or 68 mi Godhra
$385
148 km or 92 mi Bhavnagar
$296
200 km or 124 mi Rajkot
$353
206 km or 128 mi Udaipur
$338
208 km or 130 mi Surat
$809
234 km or 145 mi Navsari
$301
256 km or 159 mi Ratlam
$323
299 km or 186 mi Bhuj
$308
314 km or 195 mi Pali
$336
327 km or 203 mi Ujjain
$281
332 km or 206 mi Bhilwara
$338
336 km or 209 mi Indore
$390
343 km or 213 mi Malegaon
$345
343 km or 213 mi Porbandar
$358
359 km or 223 mi Nashik
$377
381 km or 237 mi Jalgaon
$359
385 km or 239 mi Jodhpur
$360
397 km or 246 mi Vasai
$315
407 km or 253 mi Kota
$370
418 km or 260 mi Bhiwandi
$368
424 km or 264 mi Kalyan
$391
430 km or 267 mi Thane
$482
435 km or 270 mi Ajmer
$336
447 km or 278 mi Navi Mumbai
$457
451 km or 280 mi Aurangabad
$379
453 km or 281 mi Mumbai
$706
456 km or 283 mi Mirpur Khas
$326
495 km or 308 mi Bhopal
$334
501 km or 311 mi Hyderabad
$297
519 km or 322 mi Pune
$510
523 km or 325 mi Akola
$375
537 km or 333 mi Vidisha
$316
544 km or 338 mi Jaipur
$392
553 km or 343 mi Nawabshah
$292
560 km or 348 mi Bikaner
$291
571 km or 355 mi Sikar
$375

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Distance City Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi Jeddah
$1100
329 km or 204 mi Bisha
$938
338 km or 210 mi Port Sudan
$1361
339 km or 211 mi Medina
$892
350 km or 218 mi Yanbu
$844
354 km or 220 mi Bareq
$920
453 km or 282 mi Abha
$923
606 km or 377 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
620 km or 385 mi Ar Rass
$860
628 km or 390 mi Najran
$1047
642 km or 399 mi Al Wajh
$879
644 km or 400 mi Keren
$466
648 km or 403 mi Sa'dah
$467
649 km or 403 mi Massawa
$467
670 km or 416 mi Unaizah
$1013
684 km or 425 mi Asmara
$498
703 km or 437 mi Ha'il
$996
735 km or 457 mi Mendefera
$466
738 km or 458 mi Atbara
$1095
756 km or 470 mi Kassala
$1061
769 km or 478 mi Aswan
$280
790 km or 491 mi Riyadh
$1642
807 km or 501 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
818 km or 508 mi Sanaa
$523
842 km or 523 mi Sayyan
$467
842 km or 523 mi Tabuk
$1000
873 km or 542 mi Luxor
$404
884 km or 549 mi Mekelle
$800
884 km or 549 mi Zabid
$466
890 km or 553 mi Hurghada
$434
895 km or 556 mi Qena
$443
904 km or 562 mi Dhamar
$470
909 km or 565 mi El Gouna
$440
912 km or 567 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
933 km or 580 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
947 km or 588 mi El-Gadarif
$959
948 km or 589 mi Ibb
$481
951 km or 591 mi Sakakah
$854
951 km or 591 mi Dahab
$625
979 km or 608 mi Taiz
$490