Dallas vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dallas Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2550
$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5986
$2316
🏠 One person rent
$1562
$350
🏘️ Family rent
$2711
$622
🍽️ Food expenses
$635
$290
🚐 Transport expenses
$196
$205
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5410
$1656
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
68 km
🎓 Higher education
92
41
😀 Quality of life
91
53
🏙️ Population
1.3M
2.43M

The cost of living in Dallas is 171% more expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 700th and 6019th ($2550 vs $940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 627th and 7th 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 2.1 months in Dallas compared to 1.8 months in Mecca. Dallas ranked 19th best city to live in the United States vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 113th and 6051st among best cities to live in the world.

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Dallas Mecca
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.5
$5.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.1
$35.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.93
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$5.35
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1643
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1280
$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3063
$775
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2267
$423
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$38.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$220
$59
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64.9
$69.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.44%
4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4445
$1493
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2304
$1201
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.02
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$97.5
$99.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.2
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.11
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.39
$2.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$6.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$7.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.08
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$3.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.72
$5.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$5.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.46
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.91
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.1
$103
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$98.2
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.8
$4.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.8
$32.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$62.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1291
$363
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26874
$4675

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Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi University Park
$2243
14 km or 8.5 mi Irving
$1887
18 km or 11 mi Duncanville
$2159
18 km or 11 mi Farmers Branch
$2187
19 km or 12 mi Mesquite
$2079
19 km or 12 mi Balch Springs
$2150
20 km or 12 mi Lancaster
$2188
21 km or 13 mi DeSoto
$2175
21 km or 13 mi Grand Prairie
$2085
22 km or 13 mi Garland
$2061
22 km or 14 mi Richardson
$2282
25 km or 15 mi Carrollton
$2236
25 km or 15 mi Cedar Hill
$2170
27 km or 17 mi Coppell
$2122
28 km or 17 mi Euless
$2085
28 km or 18 mi Rowlett
$2202
30 km or 19 mi Sachse
$2330
30 km or 19 mi Arlington
$1869
31 km or 19 mi Plano
$2506
31 km or 19 mi Grapevine
$2022
32 km or 20 mi Bedford
$2096
32 km or 20 mi Forney
$2135
34 km or 21 mi Colleyville
$2103
34 km or 21 mi Lewisville
$2102
35 km or 22 mi Hurst
$2100
35 km or 22 mi The Colony
$2336
36 km or 22 mi Rockwall
$2153
37 km or 23 mi Southlake
$2111
37 km or 23 mi Mansfield
$2299
37 km or 23 mi Midlothian
$2189
37 km or 23 mi Wylie
$2609
38 km or 23 mi Flower Mound
$2140
38 km or 24 mi Allen
$2411
39 km or 24 mi North Richland Hills
$2122
40 km or 25 mi Frisco
$2602
42 km or 26 mi Waxahachie
$2173
42 km or 26 mi Watauga
$2127
43 km or 27 mi Keller
$2103
43 km or 27 mi Haltom
$2105
44 km or 28 mi Little Elm
$2284

Cities near Mecca

Distance City Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi Jeddah
$1123
329 km or 204 mi Bisha
$895
338 km or 210 mi Port Sudan
$1096
339 km or 211 mi Medina
$853
350 km or 218 mi Yanbu
$837
354 km or 220 mi Bareq
$895
453 km or 282 mi Abha
$915
606 km or 377 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
620 km or 385 mi Ar Rass
$828
628 km or 390 mi Najran
$934
642 km or 399 mi Al Wajh
$879
644 km or 400 mi Keren
$491
648 km or 403 mi Sa'dah
$488
649 km or 403 mi Massawa
$492
670 km or 416 mi Unaizah
$940
684 km or 425 mi Asmara
$524
703 km or 437 mi Ha'il
$944
735 km or 457 mi Mendefera
$490
738 km or 458 mi Atbara
$1094
756 km or 470 mi Kassala
$988
769 km or 478 mi Aswan
$324
790 km or 491 mi Riyadh
$1586
807 km or 501 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
818 km or 508 mi Sanaa
$550
842 km or 523 mi Sayyan
$491
842 km or 523 mi Tabuk
$988
873 km or 542 mi Luxor
$314
884 km or 549 mi Mekelle
$686
884 km or 549 mi Zabid
$489
890 km or 553 mi Hurghada
$278
895 km or 556 mi Qena
$333
904 km or 562 mi Dhamar
$491
909 km or 565 mi El Gouna
$294
912 km or 567 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
933 km or 580 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
947 km or 588 mi El-Gadarif
$935
948 km or 589 mi Ibb
$504
951 km or 591 mi Sakakah
$806
951 km or 591 mi Dahab
$393
979 km or 608 mi Taiz
$514