Baltimore vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Baltimore	Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2224	$1031
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5241	$2436
🏠 One person rent	$1309	$438
🏘️ Family rent	$2141	$727
🍽️ Food expenses	$623	$276
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$224
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4251	$1083
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	97	41
😀 Quality of life	91	57
🏙️ Population	586K	2.43M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 116% more expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 1429th and 5338th ($2224 vs $1031) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1183rd 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 1.9 months in Baltimore compared to 1.1 months in Mecca. Baltimore ranked 29th best city to live in the United States vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 138th and 6151st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Mecca

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	Baltimore	Mecca
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.7	$4.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.9	$27
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$6.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.61	$1.61
☕ Cappuccino	$5.42	$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.08	$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1599	$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$981	$329
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2089	$580
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1812	$600
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$77.8	$71.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.3%	5.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2495	$1938
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2320	$1617
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.3	$100
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.45	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.62	$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$6.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$6.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$4.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.72	$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.9	$5.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.35	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.74	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.6	$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$4.18
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.6	$32.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$55.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1730	$399
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18541	$4518

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2484
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2603
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2856
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2377
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$3012
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2554
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2787
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2862
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2694
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2596
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2774
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$3016
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2223
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2678
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2769
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2512
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3350
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$3031
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2695
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2913
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2572
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2275
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2318
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2801
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2367
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2508
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2799
76 km or 47 mi	York	$2088
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2803
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2793
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2341
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2222
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3338
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2095
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2696
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2608
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2205
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2379
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2109
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2037

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