Cape Town vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cape Town	Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1071	$979
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2522	$2659
🏠 One person rent	$582	$371
🏘️ Family rent	$1083	$905
🍽️ Food expenses	$273	$293
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1532	$1646
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	68 km
🎓 Higher education	56	42
😀 Quality of life	58	54
🏙️ Population	3.78M	2.43M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 9% more expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 5016th and 5632nd ($1071 vs $979) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 8th in South Africa and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check South Africa vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Cape Town compared to 1.7 months in Mecca. Cape Town ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5491st and 5982nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cape Town vs Mecca

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	Cape Town	Mecca
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.4	$4.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.1	$36.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.87	$7.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.58	$1.61
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$677	$260
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$435	$263
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1304	$743
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$863	$783
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.9	$38.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.1	$59.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.9	$70.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.89%	4.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1804	$1496
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1180	$1212
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.47	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.33	$6.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.24	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.43	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.48	$3.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.02	$5.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.02	$5.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.17	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$103
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.22	$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.7	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.05	$4.18
👖 Brand Jeans	$51	$32.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$62.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$204	$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4806	$4682

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1147
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$619
371 km or 231 mi	George	$743
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$840
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$901
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$699
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$763
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$915
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$814
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1332
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$766
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$567
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$621
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$852
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$748
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$827
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$768
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$780
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$792
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$665
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$664
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$672
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$923
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$889
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$691
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$628
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$993
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$837
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$862
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$953
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$809
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$813
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$740

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