Dubai vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2420
$1107
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5315
$2620
🏠 One person rent
$1634
$472
🏘️ Family rent
$2835
$791
🍽️ Food expenses
$459
$296
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$239
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4093
$1156
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
68 km
🎓 Higher education
66
41
😀 Quality of life
90
58
🏙️ Population
3.94M
2.43M

The cost of living in Dubai is 119% more expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 1039th and 5028th ($2420 vs $1107) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 1.7 months in Dubai compared to 1 months in Mecca. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 203rd and 6123rd 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
$10.2
$4.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.2
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.33
$7.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13.5
$1.6
☕ Cappuccino
$6.31
$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.3
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1988
$283
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1244
$384
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3617
$509
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2237
$699
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$227
$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$94
$69.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.46%
5.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7290
$1701
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$1402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83
$99.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.52
$23.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.89
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.73
$2.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$6.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$7.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18
$3.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.2
$6.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.2
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.5
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.5
$25.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.2
$4.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.2
$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$62.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$829
$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16876
$4622

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Cities near Dubai

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1473
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2183
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1214
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1457
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1080
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$796
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2014
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1135
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1923
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$545
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$541
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$575
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$545
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1309
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1109
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1192
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$563
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$931
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$575
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1037
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$565
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$823
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$547
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$613
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$627
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$761
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$489
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$487
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$813
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$565
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$492

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