Amman vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1032
$1031
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2557
$2436
🏠 One person rent
$384
$438
🏘️ Family rent
$646
$727
🍽️ Food expenses
$382
$276
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$224
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$379
$1083
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
65
41
😀 Quality of life
73
57
🏙️ Population
4.01M
2.43M

The cost of living in Amman is 0.1% more expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 5330th and 5338th ($1032 vs $1031) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 1.1 months in Mecca. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 2337th and 6151st 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
$4.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.1
$27
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.43
$6.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.53
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$4.45
$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$241
$329
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$674
$580
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$436
$600
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.6
$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.2
$71.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.93%
5.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1681
$1938
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1021
$1617
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.2
$100
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.8
$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.2
$6.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$6.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.2
$4.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.11
$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.87
$5.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.24
$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.6
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.68
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.7
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$4.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$32.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$55.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$337
$399
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7735
$4518

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$538
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$745
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$771
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1205
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$1070
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2663
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1994
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$1077
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$742
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2393
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$977
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$2054
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$2463
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2470
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$2347
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$1020
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$2133
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2245
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$2336
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$2379
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2214
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$1149
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$2466
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2465
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$2500
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$2422
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$2044
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2400
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$2172
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$2359
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1933
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$2125
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2165
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$2430
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2565
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2873
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$2328
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2555
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$2201
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2541

Cities near Mecca

Distance City Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi Jeddah
$1210
329 km or 204 mi Bisha
$890
338 km or 210 mi Port Sudan
$976
339 km or 211 mi Medina
$1164
350 km or 218 mi Yanbu
$791
354 km or 220 mi Bareq
$873
453 km or 282 mi Abha
$871
606 km or 377 mi As Sulayyil
$993
620 km or 385 mi Ar Rass
$834
628 km or 390 mi Najran
$864
642 km or 399 mi Al Wajh
$919
644 km or 400 mi Keren
$483
648 km or 403 mi Sa'dah
$475
649 km or 403 mi Massawa
$484
670 km or 416 mi Unaizah
$938
684 km or 425 mi Asmara
$513
703 km or 437 mi Ha'il
$738
735 km or 457 mi Mendefera
$481
738 km or 458 mi Atbara
$1124
756 km or 470 mi Kassala
$947
769 km or 478 mi Aswan
$350
790 km or 491 mi Riyadh
$1628
807 km or 501 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
818 km or 508 mi Sanaa
$532
842 km or 523 mi Sayyan
$476
842 km or 523 mi Tabuk
$1036
873 km or 542 mi Luxor
$379
884 km or 549 mi Mekelle
$748
884 km or 549 mi Zabid
$476
890 km or 553 mi Hurghada
$334
895 km or 556 mi Qena
$439
904 km or 562 mi Dhamar
$478
909 km or 565 mi El Gouna
$338
912 km or 567 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
933 km or 580 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$771
947 km or 588 mi El-Gadarif
$872
948 km or 589 mi Ibb
$488
951 km or 591 mi Sakakah
$753
951 km or 591 mi Dahab
$429
979 km or 608 mi Taiz
$497