Athens vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1366
$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3344
$2316
🏠 One person rent
$675
$350
🏘️ Family rent
$1210
$622
🍽️ Food expenses
$470
$290
🚐 Transport expenses
$92
$205
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1105
$1656
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
68 km
🎓 Higher education
90
41
😀 Quality of life
78
53
🏙️ Population
643K
2.43M

The cost of living in Athens is 45% more expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 4177th and 6019th ($1366 vs $940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 7th in Greece and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Greece vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Athens compared to 1.8 months in Mecca. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 658th and 6051st 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
$15.3
$5.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54
$35.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.62
$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.73
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$4.1
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.2
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$495
$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1183
$775
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$928
$423
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$38.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$59
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.4
$69.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.72%
4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3450
$1493
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3233
$1201
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.34
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.5
$99.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.31
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.96
$2.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$6.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$7.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$3.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.35
$5.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$5.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.37
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.13
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.75
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.2
$103
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.77
$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.5
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$4.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.2
$32.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$62.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$500
$363
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11136
$4675

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Cities near Athens

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1257
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1258
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1228
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1346
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1262
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1278
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1143
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1146
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1399
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1528
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1459
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1399
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$1045
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1106
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$1054
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$1148
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$1005
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$1060
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$896
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$1956
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$1133
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1080
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1123
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$956
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1198
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1019
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1062
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1769
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$1036
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$899
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$989
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1257
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1120
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1223
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$892
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$1036
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$1094
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$743
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$1050
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1186

Cities near Mecca

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