Cape Town vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Cape Town	Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person	$881	$1032
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2144	$2465
🏠 One person rent	$484	$394
🏘️ Family rent	$966	$622
🍽️ Food expenses	$259	$308
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.2	$219
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1518	$1784
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	68 km
🎓 Higher education	55	41
😀 Quality of life	60	54
🏙️ Population	434K	1.68M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 15% less expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 6078th and 5103rd ($881 vs $1032) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th 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 1.7 months in Cape Town compared to 1.7 months in Mecca. Cape Town ranked 3rd best city to live in South Africa vs Mecca ranked 8th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5406th and 6051st 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	$7.47	$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.2	$41.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.87	$6.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$1.59
☕ Cappuccino	$1.94	$3.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.86	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$536	$275
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1202	$690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$749	$424
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.2	$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87	$73.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.2	$71.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.61%	7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1890	$1443
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1307	$1095
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.8	$99.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.17	$23.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.92	$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.39	$2.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.96	$6.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$7.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.51	$3.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.62	$6.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.8	$5.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.76	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.22	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.36	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.3	$127
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.42	$17.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.9	$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$4.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.7	$38.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.4	$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$172	$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4013	$4708

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$773
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$632
371 km or 231 mi	George	$684
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$805
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$866
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$643
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$704
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$703
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$753
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$710
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$683
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$511
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$535
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$689
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$511
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$682
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$765
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$511
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$701
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$719
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$738
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$631
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$633
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$637
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$609
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$875
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$845
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$656
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$603
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$908
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$776
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$807
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$889
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$780
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$751
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$718

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