Brisbane vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2269
$1107
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5424
$2620
🏠 One person rent
$1398
$472
🏘️ Family rent
$2462
$791
🍽️ Food expenses
$574
$296
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$239
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4258
$1156
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
68 km
🎓 Higher education
66
41
😀 Quality of life
98
58
🏙️ Population
2.71M
2.43M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 105% more expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 1349th and 5028th ($2269 vs $1107) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 4th in Australia and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Australia vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 1 months in Mecca. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 3rd and 6123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Mecca

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Brisbane Mecca
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.5
$4.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.3
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$7.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.04
$1.6
☕ Cappuccino
$4.09
$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.89
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1660
$283
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1147
$384
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3002
$509
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2079
$699
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.2
$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.2
$69.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.78%
5.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7935
$1701
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5145
$1402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$99.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19
$23.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.28
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.95
$2.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.35
$6.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.06
$7.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14
$3.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.89
$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.1
$6.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.94
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.16
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.47
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.57
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.1
$25.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$4.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.5
$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$62.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1949
$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12459
$4622

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1813
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1988
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2352
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2528
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1864
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1835
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1766
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$2703
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1864
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1727
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$2172
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1288
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1640
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1796
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1635
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1997
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1867
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$2379
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$2050
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1710
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2482
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2844
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1699
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1477
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1695
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1821
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2223
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1583
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1824
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1839
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1815
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1904
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1487
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1979
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1928
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1896
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2496
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1860
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1829
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1894

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