Beirut vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1353
$1107
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3278
$2620
🏠 One person rent
$598
$472
🏘️ Family rent
$1019
$791
🍽️ Food expenses
$403
$296
🚐 Transport expenses
$216
$239
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$229
$1156
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
68 km
🎓 Higher education
74
41
😀 Quality of life
62
58
🏙️ Population
2.42M
2.43M

The cost of living in Beirut is 22% more expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 4463rd and 5028th ($1353 vs $1107) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Lebanon and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Beirut compared to 1 months in Mecca. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5682nd and 6123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beirut vs Mecca

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Beirut Mecca
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$4.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.4
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.95
$7.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$1.6
☕ Cappuccino
$3.9
$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.96
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$691
$283
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$384
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$509
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$678
$699
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.7
$69.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.89%
5.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3232
$1701
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1892
$1402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.7
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.3
$99.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$23.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.49
$2.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$6.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.97
$7.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$3.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.99
$6.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.79
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.9
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.4
$25.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.27
$4.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.7
$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$142
$62.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$421
$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7746
$4622

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1106
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$1005
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$865
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$842
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$676
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1925
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$675
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1929
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1973
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1894
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1770
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1766
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1873
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1917
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1934
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1870
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1936
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1949
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1940
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1960
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1911
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1930
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1856
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1981
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$2071
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1909
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$385
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$753
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2103
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2101
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1887
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$446
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$740
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2136
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$449
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$2207

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