Athens vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1462
$1107
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3581
$2620
🏠 One person rent
$722
$472
🏘️ Family rent
$1260
$791
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$296
🚐 Transport expenses
$95.1
$239
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1363
$1156
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
68 km
🎓 Higher education
91
41
😀 Quality of life
81
58
🏙️ Population
643K
2.43M

The cost of living in Athens is 32% more expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 4184th and 5028th ($1462 vs $1107) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 4th in Greece and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Greece vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Athens compared to 1 months in Mecca. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 639th and 6123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Mecca

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Athens Mecca
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.7
$4.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.9
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$7.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.25
$1.6
☕ Cappuccino
$4.6
$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.69
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$676
$283
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$533
$384
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1248
$509
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$976
$699
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.4
$69.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.65%
5.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4084
$1701
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3602
$1402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.43
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.6
$99.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$23.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.11
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.18
$2.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$6.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$7.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.7
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$3.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.27
$6.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.05
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.2
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.1
$25.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$4.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$62.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$641
$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13299
$4622

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Cities near Athens

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1318
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1304
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1192
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1410
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1279
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1286
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1240
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1187
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1468
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1663
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1426
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1497
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$1046
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1139
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$1069
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$1199
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$1031
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$1165
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$954
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$2084
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$1130
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1104
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1169
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$1010
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1272
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1150
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1124
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1900
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$1110
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$1079
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$1047
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1320
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1207
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1272
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$1040
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$1068
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$1075
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$822
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$1013
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1360

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