Doha vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2014
$1107
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4398
$2620
🏠 One person rent
$1360
$472
🏘️ Family rent
$2333
$791
🍽️ Food expenses
$406
$296
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$239
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2972
$1156
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
68 km
🎓 Higher education
41
41
😀 Quality of life
84
58
🏙️ Population
1.19M
2.43M

The cost of living in Doha is 82% more expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 1994th and 5028th ($2014 vs $1107) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Qatar and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Qatar vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Doha compared to 1 months in Mecca. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 537th and 6123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Doha vs Mecca

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Doha Mecca
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.75
$4.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.5
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.09
$7.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11
$1.6
☕ Cappuccino
$6.17
$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1589
$283
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1123
$384
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2901
$509
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1972
$699
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.6
$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.8
$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$86.8
$69.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.02%
5.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4680
$1701
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3108
$1402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.6
$99.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$23.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.57
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$2.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$6.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.34
$7.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.4
$3.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.67
$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.56
$6.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.07
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.84
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$136
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$25.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.54
$4.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.9
$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$62.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$769
$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11285
$4622

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Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1923
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1109
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1192
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1309
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$931
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1037
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$823
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$928
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2420
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1473
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2183
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$545
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$465
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$489
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1457
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$541
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$523
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1214
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$565
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1632
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$547
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1461
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$487
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$707
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$492
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$545
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$711
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$556
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$551
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$796
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$698
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$861

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