Casablanca vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Casablanca	Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person	$850	$979
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1989	$2659
🏠 One person rent	$400	$371
🏘️ Family rent	$666	$905
🍽️ Food expenses	$273	$293
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$474	$1646
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	68 km
🎓 Higher education	33	42
😀 Quality of life	61	54
🏙️ Population	3.22M	2.43M

The cost of living in Casablanca is 13% less expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 6258th and 5632nd ($850 vs $979) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th in Morocco and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Morocco vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Casablanca compared to 1.7 months in Mecca. Casablanca ranked 2nd best city to live in Morocco vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5009th and 5982nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Casablanca vs Mecca

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	Casablanca	Mecca
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.42	$4.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.3	$36.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7	$7.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.02	$1.61
☕ Cappuccino	$2.38	$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.62	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$509	$260
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$289	$263
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$969	$743
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$482	$783
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.5	$38.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55	$59.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.2	$70.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.19%	4.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2004	$1496
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1017	$1212
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.66	$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.44	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.38	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.8	$6.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.95	$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.55	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$3.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.38	$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.91	$5.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.28	$5.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.67	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.02	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.27	$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.5	$103
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.69	$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.1	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.59	$4.18
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.5	$32.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$62.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$178	$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4842	$4682

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Cities near Casablanca

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Mohammedia	$652
75 km or 47 mi	Temara	$619
87 km or 54 mi	Rabat	$705
90 km or 56 mi	Sale	$536
91 km or 57 mi	El Jadida	$502
104 km or 65 mi	Khouribga	$435
120 km or 75 mi	Kenitra	$558
183 km or 114 mi	Beni Mellal	$448
194 km or 121 mi	Meknes	$486
210 km or 130 mi	Safi	$489
222 km or 138 mi	Marrakesh	$687
247 km or 153 mi	Fez	$533
294 km or 183 mi	Tangier	$679
301 km or 187 mi	Tetouan	$517
307 km or 191 mi	Essaouira	$640
326 km or 202 mi	Tarifa	$1196
331 km or 206 mi	Ceuta	$1141
341 km or 212 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1018
344 km or 214 mi	Algeciras	$889
347 km or 215 mi	Los Barrios	$1041
348 km or 216 mi	Cadiz	$1359
350 km or 218 mi	Gibraltar City	$2278
352 km or 219 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1145
355 km or 221 mi	Rota	$1358
371 km or 230 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$892
381 km or 237 mi	Faro	$1263
382 km or 237 mi	Olhao	$1291
387 km or 240 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1144
388 km or 241 mi	Estepona	$1395
392 km or 244 mi	Albufeira	$1950
393 km or 244 mi	Tavira	$1373
393 km or 244 mi	Taghazout	$535
396 km or 246 mi	Loule	$1415
399 km or 248 mi	Agadir	$540
400 km or 249 mi	Lagoa	$1330
401 km or 249 mi	Lagos	$1598
402 km or 250 mi	Portimao	$1248
404 km or 251 mi	Ait Melloul	$562
405 km or 252 mi	Silves	$1368
408 km or 254 mi	Marbella	$2040

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