Houston vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Houston	Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2221	$1032
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5469	$2465
🏠 One person rent	$1319	$394
🏘️ Family rent	$2448	$622
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$308
🚐 Transport expenses	$188	$219
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4662	$1784
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	68 km
🎓 Higher education	100	41
😀 Quality of life	92	54
🏙️ Population	2.3M	1.68M

The cost of living in Houston is 115% more expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 1234th and 5103rd ($2221 vs $1032) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1107th and 5th in the United States and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check the United States vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Houston compared to 1.7 months in Mecca. Houston ranked 11th best city to live in the United States vs Mecca ranked 8th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 86th and 6051st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Houston vs Mecca

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	Houston	Mecca
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72	$41.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.98	$6.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.63	$1.59
☕ Cappuccino	$5.34	$3.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.46	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1372	$275
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1066	$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3100	$690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1960	$424
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$73.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.9	$71.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.74%	7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4081	$1443
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3710	$1095
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.9	$99.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.5	$23.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.06	$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.95	$2.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$6.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$7.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.14	$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$3.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.31	$6.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$5.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.42	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.96	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.1	$127
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$17.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$103	$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$4.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.9	$38.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1282	$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23011	$4708

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2141
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2118
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2128
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2132
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2148
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2126
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2107
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2115
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2123
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2125
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2055
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2136
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2737
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2023
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1801
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1919
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2080
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$1988
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1694
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1829
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1925
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1879
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1778
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2220
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$1975
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1915
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1445
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2179
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2590
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2095
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2066
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2150
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2146
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2093
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2191
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2146
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2190
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2071
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$1989
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2175

Cities near Mecca

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Jeddah	$1100
329 km or 204 mi	Bisha	$938
338 km or 210 mi	Port Sudan	$1361
339 km or 211 mi	Medina	$892
350 km or 218 mi	Yanbu	$844
354 km or 220 mi	Bareq	$920
453 km or 282 mi	Abha	$923
606 km or 377 mi	As Sulayyil	$1085
620 km or 385 mi	Ar Rass	$860
628 km or 390 mi	Najran	$1047
642 km or 399 mi	Al Wajh	$879
644 km or 400 mi	Keren	$466
648 km or 403 mi	Sa'dah	$467
649 km or 403 mi	Massawa	$467
670 km or 416 mi	Unaizah	$1013
684 km or 425 mi	Asmara	$498
703 km or 437 mi	Ha'il	$996
735 km or 457 mi	Mendefera	$466
738 km or 458 mi	Atbara	$1095
756 km or 470 mi	Kassala	$1061
769 km or 478 mi	Aswan	$280
790 km or 491 mi	Riyadh	$1642
807 km or 501 mi	Al Hudaydah	$489
818 km or 508 mi	Sanaa	$523
842 km or 523 mi	Sayyan	$467
842 km or 523 mi	Tabuk	$1000
873 km or 542 mi	Luxor	$404
884 km or 549 mi	Mekelle	$800
884 km or 549 mi	Zabid	$466
890 km or 553 mi	Hurghada	$434
895 km or 556 mi	Qena	$443
904 km or 562 mi	Dhamar	$470
909 km or 565 mi	El Gouna	$440
912 km or 567 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$603
933 km or 580 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$857
947 km or 588 mi	El-Gadarif	$959
948 km or 589 mi	Ibb	$481
951 km or 591 mi	Sakakah	$854
951 km or 591 mi	Dahab	$625
979 km or 608 mi	Taiz	$490