Amman vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person
$981
$1032
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2387
$2465
🏠 One person rent
$358
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$600
$622
🍽️ Food expenses
$348
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$219
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$673
$1784
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
68 km
🎓 Higher education
63
41
😀 Quality of life
69
54
🏙️ Population
4.01M
1.68M

The cost of living in Amman is 5% less expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 5457th and 5103rd ($981 vs $1032) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Jordan and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Jordan vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Amman compared to 1.7 months in Mecca. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Mecca ranked 8th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 3121st and 6051st among best cities to live in the world.

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Amman Mecca
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.28
$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.4
$41.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$6.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.82
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$4.38
$3.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$275
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$675
$690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$424
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51
$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$73.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.7
$71.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.64%
7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1304
$1443
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$1095
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$99.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$23.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.49
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$2.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$6.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$7.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.63
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$3.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.57
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$6.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.91
$5.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$127
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$17.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.2
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.11
$4.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.1
$38.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$241
$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5798
$4708

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$679
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$602
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$625
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1011
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$849
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$1948
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1583
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$964
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$735
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1840
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$737
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1366
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1896
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1885
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1850
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$760
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1660
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1752
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1873
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$802
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1900
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2068
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1871
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1920
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1427
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2010
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1914
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1678
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1689
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1939
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2050
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2149
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1718
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2212
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1701
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2113

Cities near Mecca

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