Dubai vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Dubai | Mecca | |
|---|---|---|
| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Dubai is 116% more expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 848th and 4793rd ($2514 vs $1162) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Saudi Arabia comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Dubai compared to 1.2 months in Mecca. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 158th and 6119th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Dubai vs Mecca
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| Dubai | Mecca | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 13 km or 8 mi |  Sharjah | |
| 22 km or 14 mi | Ajman | |
| 41 km or 25 mi | Umm al-Quwain | |
| 104 km or 65 mi | Fujairah | |
| 108 km or 67 mi | Ras al-Khaimah | |
| 126 km or 78 mi | Al Ain | |
| 129 km or 80 mi | Abu Dhabi | |
| 234 km or 146 mi |  Bandar Abbas | |
| 246 km or 153 mi | Madinat Zayed | |
| 339 km or 211 mi |  Seeb | |
| 344 km or 214 mi | Nizwa | |
| 380 km or 236 mi |  Doha | |
| 380 km or 236 mi | Muscat | |
| 385 km or 239 mi | Al Khor | |
| 399 km or 248 mi | Jahrom | |
| 440 km or 273 mi | Fasa | |
| 449 km or 279 mi | Jiroft | |
| 466 km or 290 mi | Sirjan | |
| 485 km or 301 mi |  Manama | |
| 486 km or 302 mi | Riffa | |
| 487 km or 303 mi | Isa Town | |
| 523 km or 325 mi | Bam | |
| 528 km or 328 mi |  Dhahran | |
| 534 km or 332 mi | Chabahar | |
| 537 km or 334 mi | Dammam | |
| 554 km or 345 mi | Shiraz | |
| 560 km or 348 mi | Qatif | |
| 568 km or 353 mi | Al-Mubarraz | |
| 568 km or 353 mi | Marvdasht | |
| 574 km or 357 mi | Rafsanjan | |
| 578 km or 359 mi | Iranshahr | |
| 584 km or 363 mi | Kerman | |
| 595 km or 370 mi | Jubail | |
| 601 km or 373 mi | Borazjan | |
| 603 km or 375 mi | Kazerun | |
| 604 km or 375 mi | Bushehr | |
| 703 km or 437 mi | Yasuj | |
| 721 km or 448 mi | Zahedan | |
| 743 km or 461 mi | Yazd | |
| 773 km or 481 mi | Behbahan |
Cities near Mecca
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 69 km or 43 mi | Jeddah | |
| 329 km or 204 mi | Bisha | |
| 338 km or 210 mi |  Port Sudan | |
| 339 km or 211 mi | Medina | |
| 350 km or 218 mi | Yanbu | |
| 354 km or 220 mi | Bareq | |
| 453 km or 282 mi | Abha | |
| 606 km or 377 mi | As Sulayyil | |
| 620 km or 385 mi | Ar Rass | |
| 628 km or 390 mi | Najran | |
| 642 km or 399 mi | Al Wajh | |
| 644 km or 400 mi |  Keren | |
| 648 km or 403 mi |  Sa'dah | |
| 649 km or 403 mi | Massawa | |
| 670 km or 416 mi | Unaizah | |
| 684 km or 425 mi | Asmara | |
| 703 km or 437 mi | Ha'il | |
| 735 km or 457 mi | Mendefera | |
| 738 km or 458 mi | Atbara | |
| 756 km or 470 mi | Kassala | |
| 769 km or 478 mi |  Aswan | |
| 790 km or 491 mi | Riyadh | |
| 807 km or 501 mi | Al Hudaydah | |
| 818 km or 508 mi | Sanaa | |
| 842 km or 523 mi | Sayyan | |
| 842 km or 523 mi | Tabuk | |
| 873 km or 542 mi | Luxor | |
| 884 km or 549 mi |  Mekelle | |
| 884 km or 549 mi | Zabid | |
| 890 km or 553 mi | Hurghada | |
| 895 km or 556 mi | Qena | |
| 904 km or 562 mi | Dhamar | |
| 909 km or 565 mi | El Gouna | |
| 912 km or 567 mi | Sharm El Sheikh | |
| 933 km or 580 mi | Dumat al-Jandal | |
| 947 km or 588 mi | El-Gadarif | |
| 948 km or 589 mi | Ibb | |
| 951 km or 591 mi | Sakakah | |
| 951 km or 591 mi | Dahab | |
| 979 km or 608 mi | Taiz |