Cape Town vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Cape Town	Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1231	$1162
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2814	$2741
🏠 One person rent	$681	$517
🏘️ Family rent	$1180	$883
🍽️ Food expenses	$322	$307
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$239
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$352	$1341
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	68 km
🎓 Higher education	56	42
😀 Quality of life	55	57
🏙️ Population	3.78M	2.43M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 6% more expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 4637th and 4793rd ($1231 vs $1162) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd 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 0.3 months in Cape Town compared to 1.2 months in Mecca. Cape Town ranked 5th best city to live in South Africa vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6312th and 6119th 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	$11.5	$4.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.4	$35.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.16	$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$1.61
☕ Cappuccino	$2.15	$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.24	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$761	$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$513	$448
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1355	$447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$937	$828
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75	$38.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.4	$71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.58%	5.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1957	$1493
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1290	$1216
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.15	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.5	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.14	$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.62	$6.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.36	$7.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.67	$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.78	$3.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.35	$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.18	$6.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.15	$5.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.66	$3.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.2	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.3	$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.86	$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.1	$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.69	$4.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$56	$32.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$62.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$228	$400
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4978	$4655

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1243
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$666
371 km or 231 mi	George	$857
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$946
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$1005
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$746
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$814
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$988
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$861
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1304
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$784
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$598
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$650
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$901
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$762
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$948
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$808
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$833
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$904
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$637
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$637
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$706
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$984
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$940
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$668
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$607
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$890
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$985
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$984
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$892
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$927
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$857

Cities near Mecca

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Jeddah	$1155
329 km or 204 mi	Bisha	$918
338 km or 210 mi	Port Sudan	$964
339 km or 211 mi	Medina	$1182
350 km or 218 mi	Yanbu	$791
354 km or 220 mi	Bareq	$903
453 km or 282 mi	Abha	$911
606 km or 377 mi	As Sulayyil	$1008
620 km or 385 mi	Ar Rass	$862
628 km or 390 mi	Najran	$860
642 km or 399 mi	Al Wajh	$940
644 km or 400 mi	Keren	$500
648 km or 403 mi	Sa'dah	$498
649 km or 403 mi	Massawa	$499
670 km or 416 mi	Unaizah	$967
684 km or 425 mi	Asmara	$533
703 km or 437 mi	Ha'il	$825
735 km or 457 mi	Mendefera	$498
738 km or 458 mi	Atbara	$1116
756 km or 470 mi	Kassala	$971
769 km or 478 mi	Aswan	$348
790 km or 491 mi	Riyadh	$1627
807 km or 501 mi	Al Hudaydah	$522
818 km or 508 mi	Sanaa	$560
842 km or 523 mi	Sayyan	$498
842 km or 523 mi	Tabuk	$1069
873 km or 542 mi	Luxor	$365
884 km or 549 mi	Mekelle	$826
884 km or 549 mi	Zabid	$499
890 km or 553 mi	Hurghada	$346
895 km or 556 mi	Qena	$428
904 km or 562 mi	Dhamar	$500
909 km or 565 mi	El Gouna	$354
912 km or 567 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$589
933 km or 580 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$791
947 km or 588 mi	El-Gadarif	$925
948 km or 589 mi	Ibb	$512
951 km or 591 mi	Sakakah	$769
951 km or 591 mi	Dahab	$517
979 km or 608 mi	Taiz	$522