Atlanta vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Atlanta	Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2570	$979
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5742	$2659
🏠 One person rent	$1586	$371
🏘️ Family rent	$2465	$905
🍽️ Food expenses	$690	$293
🚐 Transport expenses	$133	$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5431	$1646
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	68 km
🎓 Higher education	95	42
😀 Quality of life	90	54
🏙️ Population	499K	2.43M

The cost of living in Atlanta is 162% more expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 704th and 5632nd ($2570 vs $979) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 650th and 8th in the United States and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check the United States vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Atlanta compared to 1.7 months in Mecca. Atlanta ranked 38th best city to live in the United States vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 165th and 5982nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Atlanta vs Mecca

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	Atlanta	Mecca
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$4.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.1	$36.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$7.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.39	$1.61
☕ Cappuccino	$5.32	$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1651	$260
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1325	$263
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2827	$743
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2042	$783
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$38.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$59.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67	$70.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	4.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2730	$1496
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2292	$1212
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.51	$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.7	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.67	$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.88	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.85	$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$6.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.73	$2.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.85	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.72	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$3.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.58	$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.06	$5.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$5.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.13	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.8	$103
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.9	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.7	$4.18
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$32.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$62.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1442	$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27299	$4682

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Cities near Atlanta

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	East Point	$2339
11 km or 7 mi	Candler-McAfee	$2331
12 km or 7.7 mi	Brookhaven	$2277
17 km or 11 mi	Chamblee	$2284
17 km or 11 mi	Smyrna	$2441
19 km or 12 mi	Tucker	$2268
20 km or 13 mi	Sandy Springs	$2285
21 km or 13 mi	Stonecrest	$2254
22 km or 13 mi	Dunwoody	$2302
26 km or 16 mi	Marietta	$2319
29 km or 18 mi	Stockbridge	$2235
29 km or 18 mi	Peachtree Corners	$2282
31 km or 19 mi	Douglasville	$2166
31 km or 19 mi	Roswell	$2390
35 km or 22 mi	Johns Creek	$2290
35 km or 22 mi	Duluth	$2208
36 km or 22 mi	Kennesaw	$1993
37 km or 23 mi	Alpharetta	$2657
40 km or 25 mi	Woodstock	$1928
41 km or 26 mi	McDonough	$2195
43 km or 26 mi	Milton	$2435
43 km or 27 mi	Acworth	$1541
43 km or 27 mi	Lawrenceville	$1974
43 km or 27 mi	Peachtree	$2213
53 km or 33 mi	Canton	$2094
56 km or 35 mi	Newnan	$2148
58 km or 36 mi	Griffin	$2159
66 km or 41 mi	Carrollton	$2149
67 km or 42 mi	Winder	$2076
80 km or 49 mi	Gainesville	$2127
92 km or 57 mi	Rome	$1888
96 km or 59 mi	Athens	$1839
100 km or 62 mi	LaGrange	$2128
124 km or 77 mi	Macon	$1704
125 km or 78 mi	Dalton	$1636
128 km or 80 mi	Valley	$1652
133 km or 83 mi	Anniston	$1726
135 km or 84 mi	Oxford	$1736
146 km or 90 mi	Warner Robins	$1901
150 km or 93 mi	Columbus	$1982

Cities near Mecca

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Jeddah	$1146
329 km or 204 mi	Bisha	$905
338 km or 210 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
339 km or 211 mi	Medina	$1215
350 km or 218 mi	Yanbu	$829
354 km or 220 mi	Bareq	$902
453 km or 282 mi	Abha	$910
606 km or 377 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
620 km or 385 mi	Ar Rass	$861
628 km or 390 mi	Najran	$937
642 km or 399 mi	Al Wajh	$961
644 km or 400 mi	Keren	$488
648 km or 403 mi	Sa'dah	$482
649 km or 403 mi	Massawa	$486
670 km or 416 mi	Unaizah	$969
684 km or 425 mi	Asmara	$520
703 km or 437 mi	Ha'il	$846
735 km or 457 mi	Mendefera	$487
738 km or 458 mi	Atbara	$1131
756 km or 470 mi	Kassala	$1006
769 km or 478 mi	Aswan	$329
790 km or 491 mi	Riyadh	$1637
807 km or 501 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
818 km or 508 mi	Sanaa	$546
842 km or 523 mi	Sayyan	$481
842 km or 523 mi	Tabuk	$1078
873 km or 542 mi	Luxor	$335
884 km or 549 mi	Mekelle	$662
884 km or 549 mi	Zabid	$482
890 km or 553 mi	Hurghada	$342
895 km or 556 mi	Qena	$362
904 km or 562 mi	Dhamar	$486
909 km or 565 mi	El Gouna	$336
912 km or 567 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
933 km or 580 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
947 km or 588 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
948 km or 589 mi	Ibb	$496
951 km or 591 mi	Sakakah	$781
951 km or 591 mi	Dahab	$381
979 km or 608 mi	Taiz	$507