Birmingham vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Birmingham	Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1951	$979
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4641	$2659
🏠 One person rent	$1137	$371
🏘️ Family rent	$1834	$905
🍽️ Food expenses	$481	$293
🚐 Transport expenses	$175	$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3011	$1646
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	68 km
🎓 Higher education	96	42
😀 Quality of life	94	54
🏙️ Population	1.14M	2.43M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 99% more expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 1973rd and 5632nd ($1951 vs $979) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th and 8th in the United Kingdom and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Birmingham compared to 1.7 months in Mecca. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 35th and 5982nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Mecca

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	Birmingham	Mecca
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.7	$4.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$36.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.87	$7.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$1.61
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.15	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1083	$260
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$263
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2013	$743
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1380	$783
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$187	$38.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$59.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.8	$70.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.86%	4.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4882	$1496
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3808	$1212
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.1	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$6.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.49	$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$2.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.12	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.2	$3.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.4	$5.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$5.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.99	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.6	$103
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$4.18
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.3	$32.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.2	$62.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1512	$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18058	$4682

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1819
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1824
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$1740
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1717
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1745
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1743
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1732
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1731
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1718
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1728
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1608
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1737
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1736
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1744
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$1903
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1452
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$1679
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$2009
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1798
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1663
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1569
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1750
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1633
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1450
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1600
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1805
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1727
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1759
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1693
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1552
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1591
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1465
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1739
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1790
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1686
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1623
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1814
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1820
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1748

Cities near Mecca

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Jeddah	$1146
329 km or 204 mi	Bisha	$905
338 km or 210 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
339 km or 211 mi	Medina	$1215
350 km or 218 mi	Yanbu	$829
354 km or 220 mi	Bareq	$902
453 km or 282 mi	Abha	$910
606 km or 377 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
620 km or 385 mi	Ar Rass	$861
628 km or 390 mi	Najran	$937
642 km or 399 mi	Al Wajh	$961
644 km or 400 mi	Keren	$488
648 km or 403 mi	Sa'dah	$482
649 km or 403 mi	Massawa	$486
670 km or 416 mi	Unaizah	$969
684 km or 425 mi	Asmara	$520
703 km or 437 mi	Ha'il	$846
735 km or 457 mi	Mendefera	$487
738 km or 458 mi	Atbara	$1131
756 km or 470 mi	Kassala	$1006
769 km or 478 mi	Aswan	$329
790 km or 491 mi	Riyadh	$1637
807 km or 501 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
818 km or 508 mi	Sanaa	$546
842 km or 523 mi	Sayyan	$481
842 km or 523 mi	Tabuk	$1078
873 km or 542 mi	Luxor	$335
884 km or 549 mi	Mekelle	$662
884 km or 549 mi	Zabid	$482
890 km or 553 mi	Hurghada	$342
895 km or 556 mi	Qena	$362
904 km or 562 mi	Dhamar	$486
909 km or 565 mi	El Gouna	$336
912 km or 567 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
933 km or 580 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
947 km or 588 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
948 km or 589 mi	Ibb	$496
951 km or 591 mi	Sakakah	$781
951 km or 591 mi	Dahab	$381
979 km or 608 mi	Taiz	$507