Brasilia vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brasilia	Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person	$882	$1162
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2318	$2741
🏠 One person rent	$386	$517
🏘️ Family rent	$655	$883
🍽️ Food expenses	$279	$307
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$239
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$498	$1341
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	68 km
🎓 Higher education	28	42
😀 Quality of life	61	57
🏙️ Population	2.82M	2.43M

The cost of living in Brasilia is 24% less expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 6320th and 4793rd ($882 vs $1162) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 3rd in Brazil and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Brazil vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Brasilia compared to 1.2 months in Mecca. Brasilia ranked 13th best city to live in Brazil vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5763rd and 6119th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brasilia vs Mecca

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	Brasilia	Mecca
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.87	$4.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.3	$35.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.51	$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$1.61
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$477	$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$264	$448
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$848	$447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$468	$828
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59	$38.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.5	$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.5	$71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.81%	5.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2502	$1493
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1582	$1216
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.8	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.65	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.27	$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$6.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$7.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.3	$3.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.24	$6.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.15	$5.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.75	$3.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.67	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.18	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.2	$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.84	$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.6	$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.8	$4.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$32.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.5	$62.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$537	$400
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16129	$4655

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Cities near Brasilia

Distance	City	Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi	Formosa	$714
129 km or 80 mi	Anapolis	$531
142 km or 89 mi	Goianesia	$682
176 km or 110 mi	Goiania	$805
192 km or 119 mi	Paracatu	$656
196 km or 122 mi	Trindade	$693
231 km or 143 mi	Caldas Novas	$665
264 km or 164 mi	Catalao	$653
319 km or 198 mi	Araguari	$629
325 km or 202 mi	Itumbiara	$593
343 km or 213 mi	Patos de Minas	$624
350 km or 217 mi	Uberlandia	$670
379 km or 235 mi	Januaria	$588
391 km or 243 mi	Ituiutaba	$647
393 km or 244 mi	Rio Verde	$611
434 km or 270 mi	Araxa	$552
440 km or 273 mi	Uberaba	$559
442 km or 274 mi	Montes Claros	$585
468 km or 291 mi	Barra do Garcas	$655
469 km or 291 mi	Jatai	$642
470 km or 292 mi	Gurupi	$606
489 km or 304 mi	Janauba	$574
493 km or 306 mi	Curvelo	$600
511 km or 318 mi	Barreiras	$583
530 km or 329 mi	Franca	$552
535 km or 332 mi	Barretos	$604
557 km or 346 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$560
558 km or 347 mi	Fernandopolis	$635
560 km or 348 mi	Votuporanga	$641
561 km or 349 mi	Sete Lagoas	$412
564 km or 350 mi	Passos	$568
568 km or 353 mi	Batatais	$609
575 km or 357 mi	Guanambi	$561
577 km or 358 mi	Bebedouro	$619
578 km or 359 mi	Divinopolis	$590
581 km or 361 mi	Formiga	$613
581 km or 361 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$750
585 km or 363 mi	Mirassol	$688
591 km or 367 mi	Itauna	$582
594 km or 369 mi	Sertaozinho	$629

Cities near Mecca

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Jeddah	$1155
329 km or 204 mi	Bisha	$918
338 km or 210 mi	Port Sudan	$964
339 km or 211 mi	Medina	$1182
350 km or 218 mi	Yanbu	$791
354 km or 220 mi	Bareq	$903
453 km or 282 mi	Abha	$911
606 km or 377 mi	As Sulayyil	$1008
620 km or 385 mi	Ar Rass	$862
628 km or 390 mi	Najran	$860
642 km or 399 mi	Al Wajh	$940
644 km or 400 mi	Keren	$500
648 km or 403 mi	Sa'dah	$498
649 km or 403 mi	Massawa	$499
670 km or 416 mi	Unaizah	$967
684 km or 425 mi	Asmara	$533
703 km or 437 mi	Ha'il	$825
735 km or 457 mi	Mendefera	$498
738 km or 458 mi	Atbara	$1116
756 km or 470 mi	Kassala	$971
769 km or 478 mi	Aswan	$348
790 km or 491 mi	Riyadh	$1627
807 km or 501 mi	Al Hudaydah	$522
818 km or 508 mi	Sanaa	$560
842 km or 523 mi	Sayyan	$498
842 km or 523 mi	Tabuk	$1069
873 km or 542 mi	Luxor	$365
884 km or 549 mi	Mekelle	$826
884 km or 549 mi	Zabid	$499
890 km or 553 mi	Hurghada	$346
895 km or 556 mi	Qena	$428
904 km or 562 mi	Dhamar	$500
909 km or 565 mi	El Gouna	$354
912 km or 567 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$589
933 km or 580 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$791
947 km or 588 mi	El-Gadarif	$925
948 km or 589 mi	Ibb	$512
951 km or 591 mi	Sakakah	$769
951 km or 591 mi	Dahab	$517
979 km or 608 mi	Taiz	$522