Columbus vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Columbus	Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2145	$979
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5059	$2659
🏠 One person rent	$1248	$371
🏘️ Family rent	$2171	$905
🍽️ Food expenses	$632	$293
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4018	$1646
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	68 km
🎓 Higher education	73	42
😀 Quality of life	88	54
🏙️ Population	906K	2.43M

The cost of living in Columbus is 119% more expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 1476th and 5632nd ($2145 vs $979) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1323rd and 8th 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 1.9 months in Columbus compared to 1.7 months in Mecca. Columbus ranked 59th best city to live in the United States vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 249th and 5982nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Mecca

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	Columbus	Mecca
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.9	$4.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.4	$36.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$7.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.69	$1.61
☕ Cappuccino	$4.78	$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.44	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1314	$260
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$972	$263
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2378	$743
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1757	$783
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$38.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$59.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.9	$70.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.57%	4.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3095	$1496
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2954	$1212
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.8	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.74	$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.4	$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$6.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$2.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.95	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.28	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.6	$3.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.66	$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.45	$5.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$5.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.07	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.3	$103
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.5	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$4.18
👖 Brand Jeans	$61	$32.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.4	$62.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1236	$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15423	$4682

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Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2084
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2062
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$1986
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2085
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$1994
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2095
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1798
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$1983
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$1851
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1903
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$1968
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1881
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1897
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1764
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1871
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1825
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1870
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1798
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1862
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1852
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1832
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1865
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1890
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1897
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1674
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1902
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1783
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$1973
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1914
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1870
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1681
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1834
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1427
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$1923
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1481
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1853
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1839
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1428
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1683
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1858

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