Dhaka vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dhaka	Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person	$456	$1032
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1241	$2465
🏠 One person rent	$106	$394
🏘️ Family rent	$258	$622
🍽️ Food expenses	$220	$308
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$219
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$309	$1784
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	68 km
🎓 Higher education	72	41
😀 Quality of life	57	54
🏙️ Population	16.8M	1.68M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 56% less expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 8745th and 5103rd ($456 vs $1032) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Bangladesh and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Dhaka compared to 1.7 months in Mecca. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Mecca ranked 8th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5727th and 6051st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Mecca

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	Dhaka	Mecca
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.5	$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.76	$41.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.21	$6.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.46	$1.59
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$3.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$275
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$62.5	$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$343	$690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$178	$424
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.3	$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$73.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$71.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.78%	7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1103	$1443
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$577	$1095
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.2	$99.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.98	$23.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.36	$2.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.9	$6.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$7.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.21	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.82	$3.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.65	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.91	$6.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$5.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.3	$127
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.53	$17.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.9	$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.22	$4.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.1	$38.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.3	$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.9	$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1449	$4708

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$446
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$303
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$342
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$387
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$324
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$290
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$342
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$310
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$315
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$293
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$287
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$312
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$304
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$362
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$338
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$311
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$347
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$336
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$339
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$356
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$346
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$341
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$348
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$319
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$343
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$520
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$351
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$349
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$355
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$364
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$346
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$342
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$346
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$354
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$399
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$361
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$325
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$360
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$357
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$323

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