Bangkok vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bangkok	Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person	$958	$1162
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2465	$2741
🏠 One person rent	$424	$517
🏘️ Family rent	$741	$883
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$307
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$239
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$707	$1341
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	68 km
🎓 Higher education	89	42
😀 Quality of life	75	57
🏙️ Population	5.68M	2.43M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 18% less expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 5912th and 4793rd ($958 vs $1162) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Thailand and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Thailand vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bangkok compared to 1.2 months in Mecca. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 1890th and 6119th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Mecca

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	Bangkok	Mecca
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.1	$4.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.9	$35.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.12	$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$1.61
☕ Cappuccino	$2.59	$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$611	$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$285	$448
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1104	$447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$519	$828
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.2	$38.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.6	$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.9	$71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.78%	5.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5905	$1493
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2775	$1216
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.23	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.5	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.6	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.31	$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$6.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$7.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.9	$3.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.39	$6.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.53	$5.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$3.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.03	$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.83	$4.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.4	$32.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$62.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$561	$400
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13469	$4655

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$737
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$774
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$774
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$736
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$635
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$675
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$623
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$770
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$812
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$787
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$724
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$718
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$680
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$553
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$623
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$708
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$571
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$558
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$650
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$812
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$567
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$581
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$578
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$741
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$558
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1152
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$593
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$622
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$829
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$511
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$504
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$614
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$727
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$727
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$571

Cities near Mecca

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Jeddah	$1155
329 km or 204 mi	Bisha	$918
338 km or 210 mi	Port Sudan	$964
339 km or 211 mi	Medina	$1182
350 km or 218 mi	Yanbu	$791
354 km or 220 mi	Bareq	$903
453 km or 282 mi	Abha	$911
606 km or 377 mi	As Sulayyil	$1008
620 km or 385 mi	Ar Rass	$862
628 km or 390 mi	Najran	$860
642 km or 399 mi	Al Wajh	$940
644 km or 400 mi	Keren	$500
648 km or 403 mi	Sa'dah	$498
649 km or 403 mi	Massawa	$499
670 km or 416 mi	Unaizah	$967
684 km or 425 mi	Asmara	$533
703 km or 437 mi	Ha'il	$825
735 km or 457 mi	Mendefera	$498
738 km or 458 mi	Atbara	$1116
756 km or 470 mi	Kassala	$971
769 km or 478 mi	Aswan	$348
790 km or 491 mi	Riyadh	$1627
807 km or 501 mi	Al Hudaydah	$522
818 km or 508 mi	Sanaa	$560
842 km or 523 mi	Sayyan	$498
842 km or 523 mi	Tabuk	$1069
873 km or 542 mi	Luxor	$365
884 km or 549 mi	Mekelle	$826
884 km or 549 mi	Zabid	$499
890 km or 553 mi	Hurghada	$346
895 km or 556 mi	Qena	$428
904 km or 562 mi	Dhamar	$500
909 km or 565 mi	El Gouna	$354
912 km or 567 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$589
933 km or 580 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$791
947 km or 588 mi	El-Gadarif	$925
948 km or 589 mi	Ibb	$512
951 km or 591 mi	Sakakah	$769
951 km or 591 mi	Dahab	$517
979 km or 608 mi	Taiz	$522