Dallas vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dallas	Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2471	$979
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5897	$2659
🏠 One person rent	$1504	$371
🏘️ Family rent	$2718	$905
🍽️ Food expenses	$617	$293
🚐 Transport expenses	$189	$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4999	$1646
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	68 km
🎓 Higher education	91	42
😀 Quality of life	90	54
🏙️ Population	1.3M	2.43M

The cost of living in Dallas is 152% more expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 837th and 5632nd ($2471 vs $979) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 773rd 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 2 months in Dallas compared to 1.7 months in Mecca. Dallas ranked 23rd best city to live in the United States vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 130th and 5982nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dallas vs Mecca

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	Dallas	Mecca
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.8	$4.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.3	$36.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$7.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.29	$1.61
☕ Cappuccino	$5.55	$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.66	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1475	$260
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1254	$263
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3000	$743
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2294	$783
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$38.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$59.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.1	$70.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.37%	4.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3484	$1496
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2244	$1212
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.02	$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.5	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.16	$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$6.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$2.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.5	$3.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.74	$5.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$5.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.72	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.6	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.7	$103
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.6	$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$98.3	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.8	$4.18
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.2	$32.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$62.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1145	$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26393	$4682

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Cities near Dallas

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	University Park	$2214
14 km or 8.5 mi	Irving	$1808
18 km or 11 mi	Duncanville	$2149
18 km or 11 mi	Farmers Branch	$2169
19 km or 12 mi	Mesquite	$2079
19 km or 12 mi	Balch Springs	$2158
20 km or 12 mi	Lancaster	$2176
21 km or 13 mi	DeSoto	$2164
21 km or 13 mi	Grand Prairie	$2065
22 km or 13 mi	Garland	$2023
22 km or 14 mi	Richardson	$2242
25 km or 15 mi	Carrollton	$2184
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Hill	$2163
27 km or 17 mi	Coppell	$2095
28 km or 17 mi	Euless	$2081
28 km or 18 mi	Rowlett	$2213
30 km or 19 mi	Sachse	$2294
30 km or 19 mi	Arlington	$1883
31 km or 19 mi	Plano	$2538
31 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2012
32 km or 20 mi	Bedford	$2086
32 km or 20 mi	Forney	$2190
34 km or 21 mi	Colleyville	$2105
34 km or 21 mi	Lewisville	$2025
35 km or 22 mi	Hurst	$2093
35 km or 22 mi	The Colony	$2258
36 km or 22 mi	Rockwall	$2287
37 km or 23 mi	Southlake	$2089
37 km or 23 mi	Mansfield	$2305
37 km or 23 mi	Midlothian	$2224
37 km or 23 mi	Wylie	$2526
38 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2103
38 km or 24 mi	Allen	$2253
39 km or 24 mi	North Richland Hills	$2119
40 km or 25 mi	Frisco	$2395
42 km or 26 mi	Waxahachie	$2190
42 km or 26 mi	Watauga	$2126
43 km or 27 mi	Keller	$2079
43 km or 27 mi	Haltom	$2143
44 km or 28 mi	Little Elm	$2246

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