Detroit vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

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Detroit Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1979
$1032
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4857
$2465
🏠 One person rent
$1158
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$2113
$622
🍽️ Food expenses
$587
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$97.6
$219
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4187
$1784
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
68 km
🎓 Higher education
77
41
😀 Quality of life
89
54
🏙️ Population
639K
1.68M

The cost of living in Detroit is 92% more expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 1843rd and 5103rd ($1979 vs $1032) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1594th and 5th 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 2.1 months in Detroit compared to 1.7 months in Mecca. Detroit ranked 38th best city to live in the United States vs Mecca ranked 8th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 172nd and 6051st among best cities to live in the world.

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Detroit Mecca
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.1
$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.4
$41.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.96
$6.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$4.84
$3.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.1
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1199
$275
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$872
$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2954
$690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1523
$424
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$235
$73.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.1
$71.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.48%
7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1060
$1443
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$975
$1095
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.7
$99.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$23.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.98
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$2.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$6.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$7.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.25
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.62
$3.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9
$6.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$5.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.58
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.63
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.89
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.5
$127
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$17.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$107
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$4.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.8
$38.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.4
$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1283
$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16868
$4708

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Distance City Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi Windsor
$1790
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Hamtramck
$1935
14 km or 8.6 mi Dearborn
$1882
15 km or 9.1 mi Lincoln Park
$1848
16 km or 9.8 mi Allen Park
$1847
16 km or 10 mi Ferndale
$1906
17 km or 10 mi Wyandotte
$1749
17 km or 11 mi Eastpointe
$1887
18 km or 11 mi Madison Heights
$1881
18 km or 11 mi Warren
$1828
19 km or 12 mi Oak Park
$1932
19 km or 12 mi Southgate
$1841
19 km or 12 mi Royal Oak
$1905
20 km or 12 mi Dearborn Heights
$1912
21 km or 13 mi Roseville
$1893
21 km or 13 mi Taylor
$1718
21 km or 13 mi Southfield
$1954
22 km or 14 mi St. Clair Shores
$1900
22 km or 14 mi Inkster
$1877
24 km or 15 mi Garden
$1935
26 km or 16 mi Amherstburg
$1813
27 km or 17 mi Birmingham
$1904
28 km or 17 mi Sterling Heights
$1939
28 km or 17 mi Livonia
$1934
29 km or 18 mi Troy
$1753
29 km or 18 mi Westland
$1950
30 km or 19 mi Clinton Township
$1903
31 km or 19 mi Romulus
$1899
32 km or 20 mi Farmington Hills
$1748
37 km or 23 mi Rochester Hills
$1898
39 km or 24 mi Novi
$2298
40 km or 25 mi Pontiac
$1921
42 km or 26 mi Auburn Hills
$1928
54 km or 34 mi Monroe
$1632
58 km or 36 mi Ann Arbor
$2104
71 km or 44 mi Chatham-Kent
$1856
86 km or 54 mi Toledo
$1704
88 km or 54 mi Burton
$1529
88 km or 54 mi Port Huron
$1890
89 km or 55 mi Sarnia
$1614

Cities near Mecca

Distance City Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi Jeddah
$1100
329 km or 204 mi Bisha
$938
338 km or 210 mi Port Sudan
$1361
339 km or 211 mi Medina
$892
350 km or 218 mi Yanbu
$844
354 km or 220 mi Bareq
$920
453 km or 282 mi Abha
$923
606 km or 377 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
620 km or 385 mi Ar Rass
$860
628 km or 390 mi Najran
$1047
642 km or 399 mi Al Wajh
$879
644 km or 400 mi Keren
$466
648 km or 403 mi Sa'dah
$467
649 km or 403 mi Massawa
$467
670 km or 416 mi Unaizah
$1013
684 km or 425 mi Asmara
$498
703 km or 437 mi Ha'il
$996
735 km or 457 mi Mendefera
$466
738 km or 458 mi Atbara
$1095
756 km or 470 mi Kassala
$1061
769 km or 478 mi Aswan
$280
790 km or 491 mi Riyadh
$1642
807 km or 501 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
818 km or 508 mi Sanaa
$523
842 km or 523 mi Sayyan
$467
842 km or 523 mi Tabuk
$1000
873 km or 542 mi Luxor
$404
884 km or 549 mi Mekelle
$800
884 km or 549 mi Zabid
$466
890 km or 553 mi Hurghada
$434
895 km or 556 mi Qena
$443
904 km or 562 mi Dhamar
$470
909 km or 565 mi El Gouna
$440
912 km or 567 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
933 km or 580 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
947 km or 588 mi El-Gadarif
$959
948 km or 589 mi Ibb
$481
951 km or 591 mi Sakakah
$854
951 km or 591 mi Dahab
$625
979 km or 608 mi Taiz
$490