Edinburgh vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2331
$1107
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5693
$2620
🏠 One person rent
$1375
$472
🏘️ Family rent
$2392
$791
🍽️ Food expenses
$609
$296
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$239
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3706
$1156
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
68 km
🎓 Higher education
88
41
😀 Quality of life
93
58
🏙️ Population
488K
2.43M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 111% more expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 1221st and 5028th ($2331 vs $1107) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th and 4th in the United Kingdom and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Edinburgh compared to 1 months in Mecca. Edinburgh ranked 8th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 77th and 6123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edinburgh vs Mecca

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Edinburgh Mecca
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22.7
$4.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$91.7
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$7.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.38
$1.6
☕ Cappuccino
$5.19
$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.84
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1465
$283
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1087
$384
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2613
$509
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1964
$699
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$170
$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$256
$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.9
$69.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.92%
5.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6800
$1701
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4921
$1402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.01
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$96.6
$99.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.5
$23.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.76
$2.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$6.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$7.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.33
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$3.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.73
$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$21.3
$6.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$114
$25.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.3
$4.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$62.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1708
$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26404
$4622

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1821
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1784
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1782
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1862
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1652
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1852
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1656
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1854
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1585
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1902
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2121
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1906
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1568
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1645
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1707
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1490
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1588
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1655
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$2012
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1848
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1975
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1803
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1827
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1784
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1784
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1771
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1573
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1964
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1755
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$2053
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1415
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1540
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1430
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1450
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1727
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1873
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1496
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1819
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$2265
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1892

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