Glasgow vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Glasgow	Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2011	$979
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4929	$2659
🏠 One person rent	$1155	$371
🏘️ Family rent	$2177	$905
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$293
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3222	$1646
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	68 km
🎓 Higher education	94	42
😀 Quality of life	95	54
🏙️ Population	626K	2.43M

The cost of living in Glasgow is 105% more expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 1806th and 5632nd ($2011 vs $979) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 64th and 8th 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 Glasgow compared to 1.7 months in Mecca. Glasgow ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 24th and 5982nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Glasgow vs Mecca

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	Glasgow	Mecca
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.9	$4.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89.1	$36.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.4	$7.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.25	$1.61
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.06	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1168	$260
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$840	$263
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2489	$743
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1650	$783
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$38.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$320	$59.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.3	$70.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.41%	4.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3920	$1496
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2776	$1212
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.71	$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.7	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.4	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.72	$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.63	$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$6.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.33	$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$2.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.84	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$3.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.68	$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.9	$5.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.83	$5.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.37	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.87	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.34	$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.7	$103
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.3	$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$80.9	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$4.18
👖 Brand Jeans	$115	$32.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$62.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1078	$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15092	$4682

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Cities near Glasgow

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	East Kilbride	$1763
11 km or 7.1 mi	Paisley	$1765
16 km or 10 mi	Hamilton	$1699
19 km or 12 mi	Cumbernauld	$1475
32 km or 20 mi	Kilmarnock	$1480
34 km or 21 mi	Greenock	$1601
35 km or 21 mi	Stirling	$1604
37 km or 23 mi	Irvine	$1551
40 km or 25 mi	Alloa	$1649
46 km or 29 mi	Livingston	$1608
50 km or 31 mi	Ayr	$1404
54 km or 34 mi	Dunfermline	$1692
66 km or 41 mi	Edinburgh	$2140
73 km or 45 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1610
78 km or 49 mi	Perth	$1500
97 km or 60 mi	Dumfries	$1246
104 km or 65 mi	Dundee	$1482
136 km or 85 mi	Carlisle	$1567
152 km or 94 mi	Whitehaven	$1732
161 km or 100 mi	Bangor	$1382
170 km or 106 mi	Newtownabbey	$1692
176 km or 110 mi	Belfast	$1755
181 km or 112 mi	Inverness	$1722
187 km or 116 mi	Lisburn	$1713
191 km or 119 mi	Douglas	$1968
193 km or 120 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1726
195 km or 121 mi	Aberdeen	$1614
196 km or 121 mi	Gateshead	$1705
200 km or 124 mi	Jarrow	$1651
201 km or 125 mi	Tynemouth	$1638
202 km or 126 mi	South Shields	$1628
203 km or 126 mi	Washington	$1637
207 km or 128 mi	Elgin	$1393
208 km or 129 mi	Durham	$1707
210 km or 131 mi	Sunderland	$1510
211 km or 131 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1592
218 km or 135 mi	Derry	$1390
219 km or 136 mi	Morecambe	$1714
222 km or 138 mi	Lancaster	$1629
227 km or 141 mi	Darlington	$1288

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