Cairo vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$1107
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1241
$2620
🏠 One person rent
$201
$472
🏘️ Family rent
$352
$791
🍽️ Food expenses
$196
$296
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$239
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$199
$1156
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
68 km
🎓 Higher education
83
41
😀 Quality of life
63
58
🏙️ Population
9.8M
2.43M

The cost of living in Cairo is 54% less expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 8680th and 5028th ($506 vs $1107) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th 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 months in Mecca. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5610th and 6123rd 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
$4.85
$4.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$7.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.6
☕ Cappuccino
$1.87
$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$283
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$159
$384
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$509
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$292
$699
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.2
$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.8
$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$69.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.83%
5.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$918
$1701
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$518
$1402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.22
$99.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.65
$23.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.4
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$2.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$6.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$7.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.35
$3.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$6.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.08
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.25
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.03
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.8
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.03
$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$25.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.83
$4.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$62.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$111
$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2645
$4622

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$394
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$443
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$402
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$343
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$361
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$351
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$294
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$340
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$343
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$297
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$335
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$300
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$288
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$282
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$341
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$323
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$319
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$400
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$356
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$283
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$776
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1936
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$2022
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1993
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$479
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1853
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1761
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1700
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1962
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$800
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$2145
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2079
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$2002
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$360
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2105
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2172
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$415
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1062
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$2066

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