Glasgow vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Glasgow	Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2114	$1031
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4959	$2436
🏠 One person rent	$1226	$438
🏘️ Family rent	$2124	$727
🍽️ Food expenses	$547	$276
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$224
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3456	$1083
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	93	41
😀 Quality of life	94	57
🏙️ Population	626K	2.43M

The cost of living in Glasgow is 105% more expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 1708th and 5338th ($2114 vs $1031) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th and 6th 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 1.1 months in Mecca. Glasgow ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 39th and 6151st 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	$22.9	$4.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.5	$27
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$6.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.4	$1.61
☕ Cappuccino	$4.78	$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.27	$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1185	$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$329
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2085	$580
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1681	$600
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$320	$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.7	$71.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.73%	5.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4105	$1938
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3087	$1617
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.15	$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$103	$100
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$6.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.25	$6.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$4.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.23	$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.7	$5.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.03	$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.63	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.01	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.1	$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86	$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.5	$4.18
👖 Brand Jeans	$135	$32.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$55.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$928	$399
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21435	$4518

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Cities near Glasgow

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	East Kilbride	$1878
11 km or 7.1 mi	Paisley	$1885
16 km or 10 mi	Hamilton	$1831
19 km or 12 mi	Cumbernauld	$1611
32 km or 20 mi	Kilmarnock	$1600
34 km or 21 mi	Greenock	$1647
35 km or 21 mi	Stirling	$1835
37 km or 23 mi	Irvine	$1704
40 km or 25 mi	Alloa	$1842
46 km or 29 mi	Livingston	$1760
50 km or 31 mi	Ayr	$1586
54 km or 34 mi	Dunfermline	$1750
66 km or 41 mi	Edinburgh	$2295
73 km or 45 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1794
78 km or 49 mi	Perth	$1640
97 km or 60 mi	Dumfries	$1456
104 km or 65 mi	Dundee	$1593
136 km or 85 mi	Carlisle	$1596
152 km or 94 mi	Whitehaven	$1798
161 km or 100 mi	Bangor	$1485
170 km or 106 mi	Newtownabbey	$1820
176 km or 110 mi	Belfast	$1878
181 km or 112 mi	Inverness	$2005
187 km or 116 mi	Lisburn	$1923
191 km or 119 mi	Douglas	$2236
193 km or 120 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1979
195 km or 121 mi	Aberdeen	$1806
196 km or 121 mi	Gateshead	$1943
200 km or 124 mi	Jarrow	$1820
201 km or 125 mi	Tynemouth	$1784
202 km or 126 mi	South Shields	$1777
203 km or 126 mi	Washington	$1778
207 km or 128 mi	Elgin	$1523
208 km or 129 mi	Durham	$1872
210 km or 131 mi	Sunderland	$1554
211 km or 131 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1742
218 km or 135 mi	Derry	$1646
219 km or 136 mi	Morecambe	$1834
222 km or 138 mi	Lancaster	$1791
227 km or 141 mi	Darlington	$1404

Cities near Mecca

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Jeddah	$1210
329 km or 204 mi	Bisha	$890
338 km or 210 mi	Port Sudan	$976
339 km or 211 mi	Medina	$1164
350 km or 218 mi	Yanbu	$791
354 km or 220 mi	Bareq	$873
453 km or 282 mi	Abha	$871
606 km or 377 mi	As Sulayyil	$993
620 km or 385 mi	Ar Rass	$834
628 km or 390 mi	Najran	$864
642 km or 399 mi	Al Wajh	$919
644 km or 400 mi	Keren	$483
648 km or 403 mi	Sa'dah	$475
649 km or 403 mi	Massawa	$484
670 km or 416 mi	Unaizah	$938
684 km or 425 mi	Asmara	$513
703 km or 437 mi	Ha'il	$738
735 km or 457 mi	Mendefera	$481
738 km or 458 mi	Atbara	$1124
756 km or 470 mi	Kassala	$947
769 km or 478 mi	Aswan	$350
790 km or 491 mi	Riyadh	$1628
807 km or 501 mi	Al Hudaydah	$499
818 km or 508 mi	Sanaa	$532
842 km or 523 mi	Sayyan	$476
842 km or 523 mi	Tabuk	$1036
873 km or 542 mi	Luxor	$379
884 km or 549 mi	Mekelle	$748
884 km or 549 mi	Zabid	$476
890 km or 553 mi	Hurghada	$334
895 km or 556 mi	Qena	$439
904 km or 562 mi	Dhamar	$478
909 km or 565 mi	El Gouna	$338
912 km or 567 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$555
933 km or 580 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$771
947 km or 588 mi	El-Gadarif	$872
948 km or 589 mi	Ibb	$488
951 km or 591 mi	Sakakah	$753
951 km or 591 mi	Dahab	$429
979 km or 608 mi	Taiz	$497