Denver vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Denver	Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2717	$979
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6307	$2659
🏠 One person rent	$1692	$371
🏘️ Family rent	$2963	$905
🍽️ Food expenses	$666	$293
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5130	$1646
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	68 km
🎓 Higher education	91	42
😀 Quality of life	90	54
🏙️ Population	716K	2.43M

The cost of living in Denver is 177% more expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 463rd and 5632nd ($2717 vs $979) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 418th 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 Denver compared to 1.7 months in Mecca. Denver ranked 35th best city to live in the United States vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 158th and 5982nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Denver vs Mecca

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	Denver	Mecca
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.4	$4.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.1	$36.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$7.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.31	$1.61
☕ Cappuccino	$5.59	$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.01	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1812	$260
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1451	$263
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3223	$743
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2613	$783
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$38.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$59.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.4	$70.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.63%	4.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4595	$1496
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3621	$1212
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.81	$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.4	$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$6.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.13	$2.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.98	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.1	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.79	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$3.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.27	$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.91	$5.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$5.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.8	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.68	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.52	$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.2	$103
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$145	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.5	$4.18
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.8	$32.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$62.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1528	$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16279	$4682

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Cities near Denver

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi	Wheat Ridge	$2548
10 km or 6.4 mi	Englewood	$2381
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lakewood	$2495
11 km or 7 mi	Arvada	$2577
12 km or 7.3 mi	Westminster	$2618
13 km or 8.3 mi	Commerce	$2432
14 km or 8.9 mi	Littleton	$2315
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aurora	$2674
18 km or 11 mi	Northglenn	$2737
18 km or 11 mi	Thornton	$2784
20 km or 12 mi	Centennial	$2525
22 km or 13 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2639
22 km or 14 mi	Broomfield	$2958
30 km or 19 mi	Brighton	$2568
30 km or 19 mi	Lafayette	$2661
31 km or 19 mi	Parker	$2509
41 km or 25 mi	Boulder	$2624
42 km or 26 mi	Castle Rock	$2508
49 km or 31 mi	Longmont	$2661
75 km or 46 mi	Loveland	$2451
79 km or 49 mi	Greeley	$2001
92 km or 57 mi	Fort Collins	$2193
99 km or 61 mi	Colorado Springs	$2421
113 km or 70 mi	Security-Widefield	$2369
119 km or 74 mi	Fountain	$2373
157 km or 98 mi	Cheyenne	$1768
167 km or 104 mi	Pueblo	$2425
182 km or 113 mi	Laramie	$1892
262 km or 163 mi	Scottsbluff	$1854
317 km or 197 mi	Grand Junction	$1974
362 km or 225 mi	Casper	$1642
376 km or 233 mi	Taos	$2396
389 km or 242 mi	North Platte	$1824
407 km or 253 mi	Garden	$1711
412 km or 256 mi	Rock Springs	$1854
426 km or 265 mi	Espanola	$2211
434 km or 270 mi	Farmington	$2623
461 km or 286 mi	Santa Fe	$2170
463 km or 288 mi	Liberal	$1706
484 km or 300 mi	Dodge	$1768

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