Dubai vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dubai	Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2379	$979
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5357	$2659
🏠 One person rent	$1601	$371
🏘️ Family rent	$2918	$905
🍽️ Food expenses	$453	$293
🚐 Transport expenses	$186	$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3975	$1646
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	68 km
🎓 Higher education	65	42
😀 Quality of life	87	54
🏙️ Population	3.33M	2.43M

The cost of living in Dubai is 143% more expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 989th and 5632nd ($2379 vs $979) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th 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 1.7 months in Mecca. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 288th and 5982nd 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	$10.9	$4.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.4	$36.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.28	$7.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.6	$1.61
☕ Cappuccino	$6.1	$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1909	$260
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1243	$263
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3782	$743
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2332	$783
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$38.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$59.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$91.5	$70.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.45%	4.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6638	$1496
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3507	$1212
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.63	$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.2	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.22	$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$6.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.52	$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$2.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$3.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.03	$5.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.1	$5.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.68	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.63	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.41	$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.1	$103
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$77.2	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.79	$4.18
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.6	$32.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$62.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$903	$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13241	$4682

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Cities near Dubai

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi	Sharjah	$1494
22 km or 14 mi	Ajman	$2240
41 km or 25 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
104 km or 65 mi	Fujairah	$1239
108 km or 67 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
126 km or 78 mi	Al Ain	$1844
129 km or 80 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
234 km or 146 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
246 km or 153 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
339 km or 211 mi	Seeb	$967
344 km or 214 mi	Nizwa	$780
380 km or 236 mi	Doha	$1779
380 km or 236 mi	Muscat	$1090
385 km or 239 mi	Al Khor	$1709
399 km or 248 mi	Jahrom	$547
440 km or 273 mi	Fasa	$548
449 km or 279 mi	Jiroft	$518
466 km or 290 mi	Sirjan	$514
485 km or 301 mi	Manama	$1280
486 km or 302 mi	Riffa	$1223
487 km or 303 mi	Isa Town	$1243
523 km or 325 mi	Bam	$515
528 km or 328 mi	Dhahran	$1068
534 km or 332 mi	Chabahar	$585
537 km or 334 mi	Dammam	$1056
554 km or 345 mi	Shiraz	$589
560 km or 348 mi	Qatif	$897
568 km or 353 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
568 km or 353 mi	Marvdasht	$563
574 km or 357 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
578 km or 359 mi	Iranshahr	$605
584 km or 363 mi	Kerman	$464
595 km or 370 mi	Jubail	$901
601 km or 373 mi	Borazjan	$546
603 km or 375 mi	Kazerun	$557
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$551
703 km or 437 mi	Yasuj	$529
721 km or 448 mi	Zahedan	$829
743 km or 461 mi	Yazd	$573
773 km or 481 mi	Behbahan	$536

Cities near Mecca

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Jeddah	$1146
329 km or 204 mi	Bisha	$905
338 km or 210 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
339 km or 211 mi	Medina	$1215
350 km or 218 mi	Yanbu	$829
354 km or 220 mi	Bareq	$902
453 km or 282 mi	Abha	$910
606 km or 377 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
620 km or 385 mi	Ar Rass	$861
628 km or 390 mi	Najran	$937
642 km or 399 mi	Al Wajh	$961
644 km or 400 mi	Keren	$488
648 km or 403 mi	Sa'dah	$482
649 km or 403 mi	Massawa	$486
670 km or 416 mi	Unaizah	$969
684 km or 425 mi	Asmara	$520
703 km or 437 mi	Ha'il	$846
735 km or 457 mi	Mendefera	$487
738 km or 458 mi	Atbara	$1131
756 km or 470 mi	Kassala	$1006
769 km or 478 mi	Aswan	$329
790 km or 491 mi	Riyadh	$1637
807 km or 501 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
818 km or 508 mi	Sanaa	$546
842 km or 523 mi	Sayyan	$481
842 km or 523 mi	Tabuk	$1078
873 km or 542 mi	Luxor	$335
884 km or 549 mi	Mekelle	$662
884 km or 549 mi	Zabid	$482
890 km or 553 mi	Hurghada	$342
895 km or 556 mi	Qena	$362
904 km or 562 mi	Dhamar	$486
909 km or 565 mi	El Gouna	$336
912 km or 567 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
933 km or 580 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
947 km or 588 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
948 km or 589 mi	Ibb	$496
951 km or 591 mi	Sakakah	$781
951 km or 591 mi	Dahab	$381
979 km or 608 mi	Taiz	$507