Brisbane vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2491
$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5397
$2316
🏠 One person rent
$1506
$350
🏘️ Family rent
$2275
$622
🍽️ Food expenses
$562
$290
🚐 Transport expenses
$280
$205
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4184
$1656
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
68 km
🎓 Higher education
66
41
😀 Quality of life
97
53
🏙️ Population
2.36M
2.43M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 165% more expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 781st and 6019th ($2491 vs $940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th in Australia and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Australia vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Brisbane compared to 1.8 months in Mecca. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 15th and 6051st 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
$14
$5.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$83.5
$35.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.26
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1542
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1283
$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2771
$775
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1860
$423
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$38.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$59
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$69.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.33%
4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7907
$1493
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5572
$1201
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.99
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$145
$99.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.52
$2.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$6.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$7.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$3.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.61
$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.8
$5.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$5.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.33
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.1
$103
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.4
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.3
$4.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.3
$32.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$62.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1752
$363
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9531
$4675

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1877
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1925
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2141
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2300
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1754
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1733
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1635
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$1958
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1835
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1689
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1289
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1615
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1514
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1833
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1815
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$2286
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1997
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1732
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2472
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2801
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1674
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1500
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1532
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1748
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2393
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1746
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1303
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1717
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1816
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1397
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1829
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1822
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1805
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2397
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1800
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1758
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1876

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