Amman vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1013
$1107
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2483
$2620
🏠 One person rent
$392
$472
🏘️ Family rent
$659
$791
🍽️ Food expenses
$366
$296
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$239
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$1156
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
68 km
🎓 Higher education
65
41
😀 Quality of life
73
58
🏙️ Population
4.01M
2.43M

The cost of living in Amman is 8% less expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 5560th and 5028th ($1013 vs $1107) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Jordan and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Jordan vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Amman compared to 1 months in Mecca. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 2560th and 6123rd 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
$7.07
$4.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.3
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$7.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.49
$1.6
☕ Cappuccino
$4.52
$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$403
$283
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$384
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$723
$509
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$460
$699
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.7
$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$69.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.25%
5.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1502
$1701
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$978
$1402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.7
$99.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$23.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$2.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.26
$6.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.26
$7.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21
$3.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.88
$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.65
$6.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.24
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.01
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.59
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.4
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.9
$25.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.24
$4.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$58
$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$62.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$293
$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6690
$4622

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$546
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$740
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$753
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1122
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$978
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2483
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1821
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$1010
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$724
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2198
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$895
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1823
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$2288
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2270
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$2207
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$910
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1909
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$2154
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$2274
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$1062
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$2260
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2346
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$2253
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$2346
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1870
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2320
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$2192
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1946
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1981
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$2432
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2385
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$3089
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$2110
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2451
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$2066
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2449

Cities near Mecca

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