Austin vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Austin	Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2475	$1031
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5680	$2436
🏠 One person rent	$1530	$438
🏘️ Family rent	$2495	$727
🍽️ Food expenses	$627	$276
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$224
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5010	$1083
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	65	41
😀 Quality of life	90	57
🏙️ Population	962K	2.43M

The cost of living in Austin is 140% more expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 932nd and 5338th ($2475 vs $1031) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 806th and 6th 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 months in Austin compared to 1.1 months in Mecca. Austin ranked 46th best city to live in the United States vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 192nd and 6151st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Austin vs Mecca

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	Austin	Mecca
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.4	$4.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.7	$27
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$6.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.38	$1.61
☕ Cappuccino	$5.59	$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.34	$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1888	$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1199	$329
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3110	$580
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2018	$600
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.5	$71.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	5.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5778	$1938
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3142	$1617
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$100
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$6.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$6.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$4.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.96	$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.52	$5.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.71	$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.17	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.23	$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.4	$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$167	$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$4.18
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.8	$32.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.4	$55.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1503	$399
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20982	$4518

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2141
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2058
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2151
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2149
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2168
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2110
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2125
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2123
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2120
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$1937
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1857
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$1963
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2105
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2093
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2070
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2071
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1950
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$1944
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1843
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2066
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2003
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2096
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$1900
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2754
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2093
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1860
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2011
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2093
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2107
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2148
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2111
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2261
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2174
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2064
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2164
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2206
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2142
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$1916
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2025
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2316

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