Austin vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Austin	Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2473	$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5974	$2316
🏠 One person rent	$1613	$350
🏘️ Family rent	$3016	$622
🍽️ Food expenses	$556	$290
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$205
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5652	$1656
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	68 km
🎓 Higher education	66	41
😀 Quality of life	91	53
🏙️ Population	962K	2.43M

The cost of living in Austin is 163% more expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 812th and 6019th ($2473 vs $940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 724th and 7th 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 2.3 months in Austin compared to 1.8 months in Mecca. Austin ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 116th and 6051st 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	$16.8	$5.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.3	$35.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.91	$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$1.59
☕ Cappuccino	$5.5	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.61	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1954	$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1307	$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4136	$775
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2445	$423
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$38.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$59
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$69.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.63%	4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4709	$1493
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2939	$1201
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.5	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.6	$99.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.4	$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.94	$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.29	$2.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$6.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$7.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.87	$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$3.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.34	$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.91	$5.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.05	$5.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.37	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.98	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.8	$103
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$145	$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$4.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$64	$32.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.1	$62.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1453	$363
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21741	$4675

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2211
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2145
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2232
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2250
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2223
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2194
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2226
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2156
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2177
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$2006
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2097
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2172
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2155
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2186
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2194
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1890
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2071
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1764
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2223
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2231
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2151
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2129
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2692
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2137
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1798
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2164
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2143
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2093
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2145
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2156
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2248
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2173
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2080
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2158
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2189
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2101
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2003
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2035
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2299

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