Birmingham vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2004
$1032
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4769
$2465
🏠 One person rent
$1189
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$1948
$622
🍽️ Food expenses
$479
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$219
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3056
$1784
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
68 km
🎓 Higher education
95
41
😀 Quality of life
93
54
🏙️ Population
1.14M
1.68M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 94% more expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 1780th and 5103rd ($2004 vs $1032) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 5th 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 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Mecca ranked 8th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 58th and 6051st among best cities to live in the world.

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Birmingham Mecca
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19
$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.6
$41.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.18
$6.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.93
$3.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1103
$275
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2219
$690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1470
$424
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$293
$73.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$71.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.95%
7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4896
$1443
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3766
$1095
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.1
$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.1
$99.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.6
$23.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$2.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$6.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$7.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.13
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.79
$3.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.4
$6.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$5.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.98
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.42
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$127
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$17.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$114
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$4.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.7
$38.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1501
$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18689
$4708

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Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1809
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1765
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1751
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1817
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1680
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1733
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1723
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1716
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1664
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1687
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1713
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1586
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1683
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1722
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1727
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$2320
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1497
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$1711
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$1969
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1831
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1688
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1603
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1751
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1675
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1472
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1588
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1797
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1654
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1761
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1737
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1497
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1674
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1564
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1784
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1785
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1675
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1653
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1815
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1966
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1673

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