Hong Kong vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hong Kong Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2753
$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6771
$2316
🏠 One person rent
$1851
$350
🏘️ Family rent
$3862
$622
🍽️ Food expenses
$522
$290
🚐 Transport expenses
$223
$205
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4007
$1656
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
68 km
🎓 Higher education
100
41
😀 Quality of life
88
53
🏙️ Population
7.41M
2.43M

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 193% more expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 379th and 6019th ($2753 vs $940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in China and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check China vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Hong Kong compared to 1.8 months in Mecca. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 205th and 6051st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hong Kong vs Mecca

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Hong Kong Mecca
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.31
$5.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63
$35.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.09
$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.51
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$5.37
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.44
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2262
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1530
$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4948
$775
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3273
$423
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$38.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$59
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.4
$69.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.04%
4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$29105
$1493
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$18561
$1201
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63
$99.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.81
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.38
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.52
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4
$2.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.8
$6.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$7.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.2
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.24
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.3
$3.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.3
$5.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.98
$5.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.93
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.69
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$95
$103
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.4
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$28
$4.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.4
$32.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.8
$62.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1053
$363
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22381
$4675

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Cities near Hong Kong

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$958
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$641
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1590
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$491
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$678
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$629
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$830
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$763
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$1014
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$602
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$824
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$801
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$808
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$806
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$839
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$895
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$726
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$852
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$592
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$795
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$819
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$783
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$774
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$774
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$780
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$813
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$746
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$794
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$713
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$731
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$807
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$671
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$725
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$821
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$538
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$623

Cities near Mecca

Distance City Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi Jeddah
$1123
329 km or 204 mi Bisha
$895
338 km or 210 mi Port Sudan
$1096
339 km or 211 mi Medina
$853
350 km or 218 mi Yanbu
$837
354 km or 220 mi Bareq
$895
453 km or 282 mi Abha
$915
606 km or 377 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
620 km or 385 mi Ar Rass
$828
628 km or 390 mi Najran
$934
642 km or 399 mi Al Wajh
$879
644 km or 400 mi Keren
$491
648 km or 403 mi Sa'dah
$488
649 km or 403 mi Massawa
$492
670 km or 416 mi Unaizah
$940
684 km or 425 mi Asmara
$524
703 km or 437 mi Ha'il
$944
735 km or 457 mi Mendefera
$490
738 km or 458 mi Atbara
$1094
756 km or 470 mi Kassala
$988
769 km or 478 mi Aswan
$324
790 km or 491 mi Riyadh
$1586
807 km or 501 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
818 km or 508 mi Sanaa
$550
842 km or 523 mi Sayyan
$491
842 km or 523 mi Tabuk
$988
873 km or 542 mi Luxor
$314
884 km or 549 mi Mekelle
$686
884 km or 549 mi Zabid
$489
890 km or 553 mi Hurghada
$278
895 km or 556 mi Qena
$333
904 km or 562 mi Dhamar
$491
909 km or 565 mi El Gouna
$294
912 km or 567 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
933 km or 580 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
947 km or 588 mi El-Gadarif
$935
948 km or 589 mi Ibb
$504
951 km or 591 mi Sakakah
$806
951 km or 591 mi Dahab
$393
979 km or 608 mi Taiz
$514