Brisbane vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brisbane	Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2016	$979
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4617	$2659
🏠 One person rent	$1227	$371
🏘️ Family rent	$2041	$905
🍽️ Food expenses	$503	$293
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3747	$1646
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	68 km
🎓 Higher education	66	42
😀 Quality of life	97	54
🏙️ Population	2.71M	2.43M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 106% more expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 1792nd and 5632nd ($2016 vs $979) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 8th 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 1.7 months in Mecca. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 7th and 5982nd 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	$13.3	$4.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.1	$36.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.64	$7.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.35	$1.61
☕ Cappuccino	$3.51	$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.72	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1443	$260
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1015	$263
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2386	$743
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1744	$783
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.6	$38.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$59.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.7	$70.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.36%	4.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7172	$1496
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4905	$1212
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.1	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.98	$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.09	$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.49	$6.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$2.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$3.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.37	$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.5	$5.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$5.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.9	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.09	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.9	$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45	$103
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.5	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$4.18
👖 Brand Jeans	$76	$32.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$62.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1504	$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7949	$4682

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1677
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1748
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2067
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1683
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1709
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1638
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1557
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1185
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1478
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1411
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1448
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1702
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2099
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1824
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1584
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2252
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2539
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1538
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1511
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1416
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1616
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2023
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1619
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1667
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1601
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1691
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1291
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1727
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1691
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1654
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2194
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1643
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1620
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1645

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