Detroit vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Detroit	Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2070	$1031
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5001	$2436
🏠 One person rent	$1144	$438
🏘️ Family rent	$1987	$727
🍽️ Food expenses	$655	$276
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$224
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3437	$1083
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	77	41
😀 Quality of life	87	57
🏙️ Population	639K	2.43M

The cost of living in Detroit is 101% more expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 1839th and 5338th ($2070 vs $1031) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1457th and 6th 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 1.7 months in Detroit compared to 1.1 months in Mecca. Detroit ranked 98th best city to live in the United States vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 319th and 6151st 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	$17.9	$4.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.5	$27
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$6.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.45	$1.61
☕ Cappuccino	$5.58	$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1370	$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$840	$329
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2423	$580
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1539	$600
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.5	$71.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.91%	5.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1855	$1938
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1282	$1617
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.3	$100
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.97	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.51	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.61	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$6.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$6.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.05	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$4.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.11	$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$5.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.51	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.6	$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$88.7	$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$4.18
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.8	$32.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.7	$55.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1375	$399
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16262	$4518

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1927
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$1951
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$1984
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1926
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$1976
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$1928
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1740
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$1837
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$1924
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1683
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$1921
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1895
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$1938
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$1943
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$1891
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2031
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$1820
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$1888
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$1951
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$1781
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1881
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$1994
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$1730
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1917
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$2031
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$1961
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$1883
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2007
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2156
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$1958
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2307
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1857
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1959
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1702
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2324
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1791
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1622
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1665
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1961
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1600

Cities near Mecca

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Jeddah	$1210
329 km or 204 mi	Bisha	$890
338 km or 210 mi	Port Sudan	$976
339 km or 211 mi	Medina	$1164
350 km or 218 mi	Yanbu	$791
354 km or 220 mi	Bareq	$873
453 km or 282 mi	Abha	$871
606 km or 377 mi	As Sulayyil	$993
620 km or 385 mi	Ar Rass	$834
628 km or 390 mi	Najran	$864
642 km or 399 mi	Al Wajh	$919
644 km or 400 mi	Keren	$483
648 km or 403 mi	Sa'dah	$475
649 km or 403 mi	Massawa	$484
670 km or 416 mi	Unaizah	$938
684 km or 425 mi	Asmara	$513
703 km or 437 mi	Ha'il	$738
735 km or 457 mi	Mendefera	$481
738 km or 458 mi	Atbara	$1124
756 km or 470 mi	Kassala	$947
769 km or 478 mi	Aswan	$350
790 km or 491 mi	Riyadh	$1628
807 km or 501 mi	Al Hudaydah	$499
818 km or 508 mi	Sanaa	$532
842 km or 523 mi	Sayyan	$476
842 km or 523 mi	Tabuk	$1036
873 km or 542 mi	Luxor	$379
884 km or 549 mi	Mekelle	$748
884 km or 549 mi	Zabid	$476
890 km or 553 mi	Hurghada	$334
895 km or 556 mi	Qena	$439
904 km or 562 mi	Dhamar	$478
909 km or 565 mi	El Gouna	$338
912 km or 567 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$555
933 km or 580 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$771
947 km or 588 mi	El-Gadarif	$872
948 km or 589 mi	Ibb	$488
951 km or 591 mi	Sakakah	$753
951 km or 591 mi	Dahab	$429
979 km or 608 mi	Taiz	$497