Brisbane vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Brisbane	Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2356	$1032
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4943	$2465
🏠 One person rent	$1431	$394
🏘️ Family rent	$2020	$622
🍽️ Food expenses	$537	$308
🚐 Transport expenses	$249	$219
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3604	$1784
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	68 km
🎓 Higher education	66	41
😀 Quality of life	95	54
🏙️ Population	2.36M	1.68M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 128% more expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 930th and 5103rd ($2356 vs $1032) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th in Australia and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Australia vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Brisbane compared to 1.7 months in Mecca. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Mecca ranked 8th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 18th 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	$13.8	$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.5	$41.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$6.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.8	$1.59
☕ Cappuccino	$3.48	$3.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.8	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1526	$275
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1208	$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2416	$690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1655	$424
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$163	$73.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.6	$71.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.27%	7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9010	$1443
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6567	$1095
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.86	$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$113	$99.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.9	$23.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.06	$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.8	$2.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$6.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.67	$7.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.1	$3.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.02	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.3	$6.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$5.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.42	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.53	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.6	$127
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$17.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.9	$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$4.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.9	$38.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$128	$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1568	$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8728	$4708

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1785
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1881
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2011
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2152
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1816
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1843
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1552
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$1862
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1756
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1621
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1354
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1545
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1413
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1461
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1404
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$1998
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1903
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1691
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2348
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2741
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1610
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1463
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1430
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1723
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2604
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1669
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1249
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1672
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1462
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1317
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1707
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1746
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1719
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2356
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1716
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1702
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1693

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