Charlotte vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2403
$1107
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5638
$2620
🏠 One person rent
$1453
$472
🏘️ Family rent
$2444
$791
🍽️ Food expenses
$626
$296
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$239
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4246
$1156
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
68 km
🎓 Higher education
68
41
😀 Quality of life
89
58
🏙️ Population
875K
2.43M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 117% more expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 1073rd and 5028th ($2403 vs $1107) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 918th and 4th in the United States and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check the United States vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Charlotte compared to 1 months in Mecca. Charlotte ranked 78th best city to live in the United States vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 283rd and 6123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Charlotte vs Mecca

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Charlotte Mecca
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$4.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.6
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$7.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$1.6
☕ Cappuccino
$5.24
$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1623
$283
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1199
$384
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2971
$509
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2035
$699
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$69.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.41%
5.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4032
$1701
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2433
$1402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.21
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.2
$99.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$23.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.35
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.15
$2.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$6.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$7.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.76
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.48
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.6
$3.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.95
$6.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.04
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.09
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.86
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
$25.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.4
$4.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.7
$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$62.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1516
$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24528
$4622

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Matthews
$2195
17 km or 11 mi Mint Hill
$2174
20 km or 13 mi Huntersville
$2113
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2159
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$2078
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$1963
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1968
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2027
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$2002
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2126
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$1978
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2158
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2080
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2067
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1736
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1913
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$2089
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2030
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2079
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$1873
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2081
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$2122
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$1917
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2202
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2221
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$2036
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1858
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2324
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1951
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2410
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1853
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1769
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$1943
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2123
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2709
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2091
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2159
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2308
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$1987
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$1952

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