Doha vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1810
$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4093
$2316
🏠 One person rent
$1170
$350
🏘️ Family rent
$2067
$622
🍽️ Food expenses
$407
$290
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$205
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3747
$1656
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
68 km
🎓 Higher education
45
41
😀 Quality of life
80
53
🏙️ Population
1.19M
2.43M

The cost of living in Doha is 92% more expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 2461st and 6019th ($1810 vs $940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Qatar and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Qatar vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Doha compared to 1.8 months in Mecca. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 501st and 6051st among best cities to live in the world.

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Doha Mecca
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.21
$5.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.6
$35.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.68
$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.5
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$5.58
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1374
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$912
$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2598
$775
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1675
$423
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.3
$38.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$59
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$88.9
$69.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.74%
4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4584
$1493
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3277
$1201
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$99.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.03
$2.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$6.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$7.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$3.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.89
$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.96
$5.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.05
$5.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.86
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$112
$103
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.4
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.64
$4.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$32.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.9
$62.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$798
$363
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11230
$4675

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Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1719
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1218
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1226
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1267
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$870
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$989
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$878
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$928
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2309
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1503
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2084
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$561
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$548
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$541
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1050
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$556
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$537
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1232
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$558
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1586
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$546
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1457
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$489
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$713
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$507
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$520
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$716
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$557
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$552
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$786
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$705
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$879

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