Houston vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Houston	Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$979
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5664	$2659
🏠 One person rent	$1305	$371
🏘️ Family rent	$2467	$905
🍽️ Food expenses	$581	$293
🚐 Transport expenses	$212	$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4390	$1646
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	68 km
🎓 Higher education	100	42
😀 Quality of life	91	54
🏙️ Population	2.3M	2.43M

The cost of living in Houston is 131% more expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 1229th and 5632nd ($2265 vs $979) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1115th and 8th 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 1.9 months in Houston compared to 1.7 months in Mecca. Houston ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 97th and 5982nd 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	$17.2	$4.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$36.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$7.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.88	$1.61
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1390	$260
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1037	$263
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2766	$743
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2058	$783
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$38.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$59.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.6	$70.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	4.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2714	$1496
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1949	$1212
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.7	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.07	$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$6.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$2.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$3.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.62	$5.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$5.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.13	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.64	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$103
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$4.18
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$32.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.6	$62.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1470	$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18964	$4682

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2108
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2087
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2196
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2093
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2097
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2232
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2311
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2065
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2056
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2014
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1799
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1855
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2089
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1673
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1853
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1944
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1907
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1878
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2215
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2037
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1986
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1510
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2455
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2163
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2134
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2223
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2192
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2224
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2182
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2260
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2230
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2182

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