Beirut vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1165
$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2943
$2316
🏠 One person rent
$555
$350
🏘️ Family rent
$1163
$622
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$290
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$205
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$453
$1656
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
68 km
🎓 Higher education
75
41
😀 Quality of life
61
53
🏙️ Population
2.42M
2.43M

The cost of living in Beirut is 24% more expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 4691st and 6019th ($1165 vs $940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Lebanon and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Beirut compared to 1.8 months in Mecca. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 4996th and 6051st among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Mecca
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.92
$5.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.5
$35.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$646
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1699
$775
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$720
$423
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$38.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$59
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$69.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3352
$1493
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1315
$1201
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.8
$99.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.54
$2.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$6.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$7.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.04
$3.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$5.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$5.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$103
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7
$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.7
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$4.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$32.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$62.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$363
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4334
$4675

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Cities near Beirut

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$948
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$857
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$767
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$708
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$545
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$672
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1635
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1565
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1579
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1451
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1612
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1624
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1617
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1544
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1617
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1582
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1532
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1674
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1706
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1614
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$462
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$630
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1749
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1787
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1556
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$450
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$598
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2045
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$427
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1838

Cities near Mecca

Distance City Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi Jeddah
$1123
329 km or 204 mi Bisha
$895
338 km or 210 mi Port Sudan
$1096
339 km or 211 mi Medina
$853
350 km or 218 mi Yanbu
$837
354 km or 220 mi Bareq
$895
453 km or 282 mi Abha
$915
606 km or 377 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
620 km or 385 mi Ar Rass
$828
628 km or 390 mi Najran
$934
642 km or 399 mi Al Wajh
$879
644 km or 400 mi Keren
$491
648 km or 403 mi Sa'dah
$488
649 km or 403 mi Massawa
$492
670 km or 416 mi Unaizah
$940
684 km or 425 mi Asmara
$524
703 km or 437 mi Ha'il
$944
735 km or 457 mi Mendefera
$490
738 km or 458 mi Atbara
$1094
756 km or 470 mi Kassala
$988
769 km or 478 mi Aswan
$324
790 km or 491 mi Riyadh
$1586
807 km or 501 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
818 km or 508 mi Sanaa
$550
842 km or 523 mi Sayyan
$491
842 km or 523 mi Tabuk
$988
873 km or 542 mi Luxor
$314
884 km or 549 mi Mekelle
$686
884 km or 549 mi Zabid
$489
890 km or 553 mi Hurghada
$278
895 km or 556 mi Qena
$333
904 km or 562 mi Dhamar
$491
909 km or 565 mi El Gouna
$294
912 km or 567 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
933 km or 580 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
947 km or 588 mi El-Gadarif
$935
948 km or 589 mi Ibb
$504
951 km or 591 mi Sakakah
$806
951 km or 591 mi Dahab
$393
979 km or 608 mi Taiz
$514