Beirut vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1195
$1032
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2942
$2465
🏠 One person rent
$623
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$1252
$622
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$219
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$331
$1784
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
68 km
🎓 Higher education
75
41
😀 Quality of life
62
54
🏙️ Population
2.42M
1.68M

The cost of living in Beirut is 16% more expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 4447th and 5103rd ($1195 vs $1032) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Lebanon and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Beirut compared to 1.7 months in Mecca. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Mecca ranked 8th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5118th and 6051st among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Mecca
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.98
$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.5
$41.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$6.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$3.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$275
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1592
$690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$424
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$73.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.8
$71.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.73%
7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3906
$1443
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1717
$1095
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.36
$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.2
$99.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$23.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$2.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$6.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$7.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.12
$3.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$6.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$5.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.24
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$127
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.04
$17.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$4.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.2
$38.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$323
$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4159
$4708

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Cities near Beirut

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$982
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$882
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$770
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$665
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$633
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$583
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1622
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1570
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1617
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1447
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1645
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1635
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1622
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1427
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1619
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1567
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1467
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1689
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1744
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1660
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$528
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$625
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1718
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1725
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1593
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$480
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$602
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$1962
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$436
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1850

Cities near Mecca

Distance City Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi Jeddah
$1100
329 km or 204 mi Bisha
$938
338 km or 210 mi Port Sudan
$1361
339 km or 211 mi Medina
$892
350 km or 218 mi Yanbu
$844
354 km or 220 mi Bareq
$920
453 km or 282 mi Abha
$923
606 km or 377 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
620 km or 385 mi Ar Rass
$860
628 km or 390 mi Najran
$1047
642 km or 399 mi Al Wajh
$879
644 km or 400 mi Keren
$466
648 km or 403 mi Sa'dah
$467
649 km or 403 mi Massawa
$467
670 km or 416 mi Unaizah
$1013
684 km or 425 mi Asmara
$498
703 km or 437 mi Ha'il
$996
735 km or 457 mi Mendefera
$466
738 km or 458 mi Atbara
$1095
756 km or 470 mi Kassala
$1061
769 km or 478 mi Aswan
$280
790 km or 491 mi Riyadh
$1642
807 km or 501 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
818 km or 508 mi Sanaa
$523
842 km or 523 mi Sayyan
$467
842 km or 523 mi Tabuk
$1000
873 km or 542 mi Luxor
$404
884 km or 549 mi Mekelle
$800
884 km or 549 mi Zabid
$466
890 km or 553 mi Hurghada
$434
895 km or 556 mi Qena
$443
904 km or 562 mi Dhamar
$470
909 km or 565 mi El Gouna
$440
912 km or 567 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
933 km or 580 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
947 km or 588 mi El-Gadarif
$959
948 km or 589 mi Ibb
$481
951 km or 591 mi Sakakah
$854
951 km or 591 mi Dahab
$625
979 km or 608 mi Taiz
$490