Chicago vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2613
$1032
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6659
$2465
🏠 One person rent
$1594
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$3123
$622
🍽️ Food expenses
$649
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$210
$219
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5285
$1784
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
68 km
🎓 Higher education
100
41
😀 Quality of life
96
54
🏙️ Population
2.75M
1.68M

The cost of living in Chicago is 153% more expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 505th and 5103rd ($2613 vs $1032) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 455th and 5th 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 2 months in Chicago compared to 1.7 months in Mecca. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Mecca ranked 8th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 16th and 6051st among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Mecca
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.3
$41.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$6.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.98
$1.59
 Cappuccino
$5.12
$3.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.87
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1958
$275
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1297
$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3908
$690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2652
$424
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$73.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61.2
$71.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3227
$1443
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2803
$1095
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.1
$99.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$23.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.79
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$2.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$6.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$7.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.9
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$3.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15.7
$6.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$5.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.85
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.1
$127
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$17.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.7
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.3
$4.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$38.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2675
$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15494
$4708

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2476
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2544
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2446
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2346
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2387
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2199
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2257
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2326
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2317
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2300
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2290
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2323
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2295
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2245
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2282
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2244
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2264
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2215
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2264
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2204
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2258
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$2013
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2248
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2258
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2240
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2162
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$2030
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2257
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2253
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2269
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2250
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2267
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2264
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2238
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2239
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2089
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2221
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$2038
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2241
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2240

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