Denver vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

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Denver Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2699
$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6308
$2316
🏠 One person rent
$1674
$350
🏘️ Family rent
$2997
$622
🍽️ Food expenses
$668
$290
🚐 Transport expenses
$166
$205
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4870
$1656
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
68 km
🎓 Higher education
91
41
😀 Quality of life
90
53
🏙️ Population
716K
2.43M

The cost of living in Denver is 187% more expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 444th and 6019th ($2699 vs $940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 388th 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 1.8 months in Denver compared to 1.8 months in Mecca. Denver ranked 36th best city to live in the United States vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 160th and 6051st 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
$18.2
$5.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.2
$35.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$5.49
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1791
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1418
$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3330
$775
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2606
$423
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$38.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$59
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66
$69.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.55%
4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4325
$1493
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3533
$1201
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.02
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$102
$99.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.88
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.69
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.52
$2.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$6.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$7.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.28
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.79
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$1.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.09
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$3.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.12
$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.91
$5.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$5.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.83
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.68
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.1
$103
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$144
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.2
$4.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.9
$32.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$62.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1400
$363
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16150
$4675

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Cities near Denver

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi Wheat Ridge
$2514
10 km or 6.4 mi Englewood
$2359
11 km or 6.7 mi Lakewood
$2478
11 km or 7 mi Arvada
$2562
12 km or 7.3 mi Westminster
$2605
13 km or 8.3 mi Commerce
$2336
14 km or 8.9 mi Littleton
$2295
15 km or 9.4 mi Aurora
$2691
18 km or 11 mi Northglenn
$2756
18 km or 11 mi Thornton
$2800
20 km or 12 mi Centennial
$2489
22 km or 13 mi Highlands Ranch
$2613
22 km or 14 mi Broomfield
$2988
30 km or 19 mi Brighton
$2547
30 km or 19 mi Lafayette
$2681
31 km or 19 mi Parker
$2498
41 km or 25 mi Boulder
$2552
42 km or 26 mi Castle Rock
$2465
49 km or 31 mi Longmont
$2579
75 km or 46 mi Loveland
$2551
79 km or 49 mi Greeley
$1983
92 km or 57 mi Fort Collins
$2177
99 km or 61 mi Colorado Springs
$2213
113 km or 70 mi Security-Widefield
$2200
119 km or 74 mi Fountain
$2220
157 km or 98 mi Cheyenne
$1770
167 km or 104 mi Pueblo
$2288
182 km or 113 mi Laramie
$1860
262 km or 163 mi Scottsbluff
$1937
317 km or 197 mi Grand Junction
$1945
362 km or 225 mi Casper
$1639
376 km or 233 mi Taos
$2398
389 km or 242 mi North Platte
$1861
407 km or 253 mi Garden
$1701
412 km or 256 mi Rock Springs
$1821
426 km or 265 mi Espanola
$2176
434 km or 270 mi Farmington
$3686
461 km or 286 mi Santa Fe
$2067
463 km or 288 mi Liberal
$1700
484 km or 300 mi Dodge
$1765

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