Cairo vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Cairo | Mecca | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Cairo is 55% less expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 8926th and 6019th ($424 vs $940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th in Egypt and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Egypt vs Saudi Arabia comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 1.8 months in Mecca. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5583rd and 6051st among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Cairo vs Mecca
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| Cairo | Mecca | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 5.9 km or 3.6 mi |  Giza | |
| 8.1 km or 5 mi | Shubra El Kheima | |
| 26 km or 16 mi | Helwan | |
| 46 km or 28 mi | Benha | |
| 60 km or 37 mi | Shibin El Kom | |
| 62 km or 39 mi | Zagazig | |
| 84 km or 52 mi | Tanta | |
| 93 km or 58 mi | Faiyum | |
| 101 km or 63 mi | El Mahalla El Kubra | |
| 111 km or 69 mi | Beni Suef | |
| 111 km or 69 mi | Mansoura | |
| 115 km or 71 mi | Ismailia | |
| 125 km or 78 mi | Suez | |
| 133 km or 83 mi | Damanhur | |
| 161 km or 100 mi | Kafr El Dawwar | |
| 161 km or 100 mi | Damietta | |
| 166 km or 103 mi | Port Said | |
| 179 km or 111 mi | Alexandria | |
| 224 km or 139 mi | Minya | |
| 319 km or 198 mi | Asyut | |
| 347 km or 216 mi |  Gaza | |
| 351 km or 218 mi |  Ofakim | |
| 354 km or 220 mi | Netivot | |
| 360 km or 223 mi | Sderot | |
| 361 km or 224 mi | Dahab | |
| 362 km or 225 mi | Eilat | |
| 365 km or 226 mi | Ashkelon | |
| 366 km or 227 mi | Beersheba | |
| 367 km or 228 mi | Rahat | |
| 368 km or 229 mi |  Aqaba | |
| 379 km or 235 mi | Ashdod | |
| 379 km or 235 mi | Kiryat Gat | |
| 380 km or 236 mi | Dimona | |
| 381 km or 236 mi | El Gouna | |
| 383 km or 238 mi | Kiryat Malakhi | |
| 384 km or 239 mi | Sharm El Sheikh | |
| 390 km or 242 mi | Yavne | |
| 391 km or 243 mi | Sohag | |
| 396 km or 246 mi | Dura | |
| 397 km or 246 mi | Rehovot |
Cities near Mecca
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 69 km or 43 mi |  Jeddah | |
| 329 km or 204 mi | Bisha | |
| 338 km or 210 mi |  Port Sudan | |
| 339 km or 211 mi | Medina | |
| 350 km or 218 mi | Yanbu | |
| 354 km or 220 mi | Bareq | |
| 453 km or 282 mi | Abha | |
| 606 km or 377 mi | As Sulayyil | |
| 620 km or 385 mi | Ar Rass | |
| 628 km or 390 mi | Najran | |
| 642 km or 399 mi | Al Wajh | |
| 644 km or 400 mi |  Keren | |
| 648 km or 403 mi |  Sa'dah | |
| 649 km or 403 mi | Massawa | |
| 670 km or 416 mi | Unaizah | |
| 684 km or 425 mi | Asmara | |
| 703 km or 437 mi | Ha'il | |
| 735 km or 457 mi | Mendefera | |
| 738 km or 458 mi | Atbara | |
| 756 km or 470 mi | Kassala | |
| 769 km or 478 mi | Aswan | |
| 790 km or 491 mi | Riyadh | |
| 807 km or 501 mi | Al Hudaydah | |
| 818 km or 508 mi | Sanaa | |
| 842 km or 523 mi | Sayyan | |
| 842 km or 523 mi | Tabuk | |
| 873 km or 542 mi | Luxor | |
| 884 km or 549 mi |  Mekelle | |
| 884 km or 549 mi | Zabid | |
| 890 km or 553 mi | Hurghada | |
| 895 km or 556 mi | Qena | |
| 904 km or 562 mi | Dhamar | |
| 909 km or 565 mi | El Gouna | |
| 912 km or 567 mi | Sharm El Sheikh | |
| 933 km or 580 mi | Dumat al-Jandal | |
| 947 km or 588 mi | El-Gadarif | |
| 948 km or 589 mi | Ibb | |
| 951 km or 591 mi | Sakakah | |
| 951 km or 591 mi | Dahab | |
| 979 km or 608 mi | Taiz |