Amman vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1004
$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2435
$2316
🏠 One person rent
$383
$350
🏘️ Family rent
$651
$622
🍽️ Food expenses
$358
$290
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$205
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$667
$1656
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
68 km
🎓 Higher education
63
41
😀 Quality of life
68
53
🏙️ Population
4.01M
2.43M

The cost of living in Amman is 7% more expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 5667th and 6019th ($1004 vs $940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 1.8 months in Mecca. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 3456th and 6051st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Mecca

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Amman Mecca
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.7
$5.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.8
$35.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.73
$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.4
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$4.53
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$775
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$473
$423
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$38.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.9
$59
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.2
$69.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.2%
4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1262
$1493
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$1201
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.2
$99.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.5
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.46
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.23
$2.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$6.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$7.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$3.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.25
$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$5.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.11
$5.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.07
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.9
$103
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.3
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$4.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.5
$32.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$62.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$248
$363
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5207
$4675

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$692
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$598
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$630
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$952
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$730
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2037
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1536
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$934
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$707
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1835
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$721
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1400
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1868
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1853
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1838
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$705
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1614
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1768
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1872
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$847
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1866
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2115
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1769
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1918
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1544
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2098
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1836
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1651
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1674
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1917
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$1996
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2085
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1651
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2154
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1741
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2020

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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