Bangkok vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bangkok	Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1027	$1107
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2622	$2620
🏠 One person rent	$465	$472
🏘️ Family rent	$806	$791
🍽️ Food expenses	$298	$296
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$239
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$594	$1156
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	68 km
🎓 Higher education	89	41
😀 Quality of life	73	58
🏙️ Population	5.68M	2.43M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 7% less expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 5467th and 5028th ($1027 vs $1107) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in Thailand and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Thailand vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Bangkok compared to 1 months in Mecca. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 2647th and 6123rd 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	$3.24	$4.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.4	$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.48	$7.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$1.6
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$632	$283
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$384
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1114	$509
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$581	$699
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.5	$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.3	$69.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.66%	5.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6568	$1701
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3204	$1402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.5	$99.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.5	$23.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.64	$2.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$6.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$7.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$3.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.73	$6.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.63	$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.3	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.9	$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.29	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.1	$25.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.72	$4.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.9	$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$62.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$554	$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15512	$4622

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$789
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$833
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$829
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$788
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$656
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$710
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$658
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$823
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$874
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$846
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$784
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$768
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$610
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$730
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$562
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$629
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$763
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$575
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$585
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$679
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$621
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$845
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$571
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$593
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$581
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$782
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$583
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1056
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$612
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$587
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$882
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$530
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$501
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$629
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$760
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$780
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$592

Cities near Mecca

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Jeddah	$1209
329 km or 204 mi	Bisha	$906
338 km or 210 mi	Port Sudan	$964
339 km or 211 mi	Medina	$1168
350 km or 218 mi	Yanbu	$795
354 km or 220 mi	Bareq	$893
453 km or 282 mi	Abha	$902
606 km or 377 mi	As Sulayyil	$1005
620 km or 385 mi	Ar Rass	$815
628 km or 390 mi	Najran	$865
642 km or 399 mi	Al Wajh	$942
644 km or 400 mi	Keren	$498
648 km or 403 mi	Sa'dah	$491
649 km or 403 mi	Massawa	$497
670 km or 416 mi	Unaizah	$931
684 km or 425 mi	Asmara	$531
703 km or 437 mi	Ha'il	$775
735 km or 457 mi	Mendefera	$498
738 km or 458 mi	Atbara	$1104
756 km or 470 mi	Kassala	$931
769 km or 478 mi	Aswan	$369
790 km or 491 mi	Riyadh	$1632
807 km or 501 mi	Al Hudaydah	$515
818 km or 508 mi	Sanaa	$551
842 km or 523 mi	Sayyan	$492
842 km or 523 mi	Tabuk	$1074
873 km or 542 mi	Luxor	$385
884 km or 549 mi	Mekelle	$810
884 km or 549 mi	Zabid	$491
890 km or 553 mi	Hurghada	$354
895 km or 556 mi	Qena	$448
904 km or 562 mi	Dhamar	$494
909 km or 565 mi	El Gouna	$360
912 km or 567 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$598
933 km or 580 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$790
947 km or 588 mi	El-Gadarif	$858
948 km or 589 mi	Ibb	$504
951 km or 591 mi	Sakakah	$776
951 km or 591 mi	Dahab	$479
979 km or 608 mi	Taiz	$514