Detroit vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

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Detroit Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2032
$1107
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4925
$2620
🏠 One person rent
$1105
$472
🏘️ Family rent
$1878
$791
🍽️ Food expenses
$664
$296
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$239
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3072
$1156
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
68 km
🎓 Higher education
77
41
😀 Quality of life
88
58
🏙️ Population
639K
2.43M

The cost of living in Detroit is 84% more expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 1947th and 5028th ($2032 vs $1107) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1526th and 4th 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 1.5 months in Detroit compared to 1 months in Mecca. Detroit ranked 95th best city to live in the United States vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 318th and 6123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Detroit vs Mecca

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Detroit Mecca
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.1
$4.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.5
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$7.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.88
$1.6
☕ Cappuccino
$5.48
$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.95
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1299
$283
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$820
$384
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2296
$509
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1448
$699
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.3
$69.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
5.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1602
$1701
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1188
$1402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.1
$99.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$23.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.88
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.34
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.68
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.71
$2.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$6.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$7.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.05
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$3.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.04
$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$6.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.46
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.75
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.2
$25.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.2
$4.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.3
$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$62.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1360
$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19339
$4622

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Distance City Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi Windsor
$1980
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Hamtramck
$1947
14 km or 8.6 mi Dearborn
$1975
15 km or 9.1 mi Lincoln Park
$1926
16 km or 9.8 mi Allen Park
$1993
16 km or 10 mi Ferndale
$1939
17 km or 10 mi Wyandotte
$1758
17 km or 11 mi Eastpointe
$1909
18 km or 11 mi Madison Heights
$1969
18 km or 11 mi Warren
$1820
19 km or 12 mi Oak Park
$1943
19 km or 12 mi Southgate
$1907
19 km or 12 mi Royal Oak
$1946
20 km or 12 mi Dearborn Heights
$1926
21 km or 13 mi Roseville
$1905
21 km or 13 mi Taylor
$2030
21 km or 13 mi Southfield
$1915
22 km or 14 mi St. Clair Shores
$1905
22 km or 14 mi Inkster
$1941
24 km or 15 mi Garden
$1876
26 km or 16 mi Amherstburg
$1926
27 km or 17 mi Birmingham
$1968
28 km or 17 mi Sterling Heights
$1837
28 km or 17 mi Livonia
$1920
29 km or 18 mi Troy
$1972
29 km or 18 mi Westland
$1945
30 km or 19 mi Clinton Township
$1944
31 km or 19 mi Romulus
$2004
32 km or 20 mi Farmington Hills
$2181
37 km or 23 mi Rochester Hills
$1940
39 km or 24 mi Novi
$2307
40 km or 25 mi Pontiac
$1796
42 km or 26 mi Auburn Hills
$1913
54 km or 34 mi Monroe
$1701
58 km or 36 mi Ann Arbor
$2285
71 km or 44 mi Chatham-Kent
$1843
86 km or 54 mi Toledo
$1624
88 km or 54 mi Burton
$1635
88 km or 54 mi Port Huron
$1957
89 km or 55 mi Sarnia
$1619

Cities near Mecca

Distance City Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi Jeddah
$1209
329 km or 204 mi Bisha
$906
338 km or 210 mi Port Sudan
$964
339 km or 211 mi Medina
$1168
350 km or 218 mi Yanbu
$795
354 km or 220 mi Bareq
$893
453 km or 282 mi Abha
$902
606 km or 377 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
620 km or 385 mi Ar Rass
$815
628 km or 390 mi Najran
$865
642 km or 399 mi Al Wajh
$942
644 km or 400 mi Keren
$498
648 km or 403 mi Sa'dah
$491
649 km or 403 mi Massawa
$497
670 km or 416 mi Unaizah
$931
684 km or 425 mi Asmara
$531
703 km or 437 mi Ha'il
$775
735 km or 457 mi Mendefera
$498
738 km or 458 mi Atbara
$1104
756 km or 470 mi Kassala
$931
769 km or 478 mi Aswan
$369
790 km or 491 mi Riyadh
$1632
807 km or 501 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
818 km or 508 mi Sanaa
$551
842 km or 523 mi Sayyan
$492
842 km or 523 mi Tabuk
$1074
873 km or 542 mi Luxor
$385
884 km or 549 mi Mekelle
$810
884 km or 549 mi Zabid
$491
890 km or 553 mi Hurghada
$354
895 km or 556 mi Qena
$448
904 km or 562 mi Dhamar
$494
909 km or 565 mi El Gouna
$360
912 km or 567 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
933 km or 580 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
947 km or 588 mi El-Gadarif
$858
948 km or 589 mi Ibb
$504
951 km or 591 mi Sakakah
$776
951 km or 591 mi Dahab
$479
979 km or 608 mi Taiz
$514