Bangkok vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bangkok	Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person	$996	$1031
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2570	$2436
🏠 One person rent	$434	$438
🏘️ Family rent	$753	$727
🍽️ Food expenses	$308	$276
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$224
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$635	$1083
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	89	41
😀 Quality of life	74	57
🏙️ Population	5.68M	2.43M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 3% less expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 5606th and 5338th ($996 vs $1031) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th 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 1.1 months in Mecca. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 2044th and 6151st 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	$3.36	$4.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.3	$27
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.01	$6.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$1.61
☕ Cappuccino	$2.94	$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$606	$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$294	$329
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1118	$580
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$525	$600
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.2	$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.9	$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.1	$71.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.4%	5.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6402	$1938
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3365	$1617
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.22	$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35	$100
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.9	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.6	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.69	$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$6.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$6.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$4.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.61	$5.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.26	$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.14	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.68	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.9	$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.8	$4.18
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.9	$32.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.9	$55.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$533	$399
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16017	$4518

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$761
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$794
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$789
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$762
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$616
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$671
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$603
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$784
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$839
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$809
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$787
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$724
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$586
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$707
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$567
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$644
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$718
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$601
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$554
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$679
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$812
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$575
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$766
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$601
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$564
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$766
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$735
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$543
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$968
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$582
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$582
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$893
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$518
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$518
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$656
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$776
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$750
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$610

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