Houston vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Houston	Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$1107
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5394	$2620
🏠 One person rent	$1281	$472
🏘️ Family rent	$2031	$791
🍽️ Food expenses	$603	$296
🚐 Transport expenses	$201	$239
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4606	$1156
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	68 km
🎓 Higher education	100	41
😀 Quality of life	95	58
🏙️ Population	2.3M	2.43M

The cost of living in Houston is 105% more expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 1354th and 5028th ($2265 vs $1107) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1137th and 4th 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 months in Houston compared to 1 months in Mecca. Houston ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 16th and 6123rd 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	$18.7	$4.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.6	$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$7.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.31	$1.6
☕ Cappuccino	$5.52	$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1411	$283
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1003	$384
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2380	$509
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1609	$699
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.9	$69.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.39%	5.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2542	$1701
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1944	$1402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.3	$99.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.8	$23.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.72	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.19	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.06	$2.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$6.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$7.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.17	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.5	$3.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.31	$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.24	$6.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.92	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.9	$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$149	$25.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$4.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.3	$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$62.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1729	$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22380	$4622

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2228
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2150
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2094
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2260
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2071
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2112
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2136
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2297
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2386
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2102
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2072
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2114
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2738
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2048
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1836
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1897
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2112
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2022
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1605
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1913
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$2000
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1900
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1887
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2226
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$1971
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1904
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1510
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2115
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2444
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2027
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2153
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2237
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2125
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2229
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2171
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2200
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2187
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2285
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2059
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2221

Cities near Mecca

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Jeddah	$1209
329 km or 204 mi	Bisha	$906
338 km or 210 mi	Port Sudan	$964
339 km or 211 mi	Medina	$1168
350 km or 218 mi	Yanbu	$795
354 km or 220 mi	Bareq	$893
453 km or 282 mi	Abha	$902
606 km or 377 mi	As Sulayyil	$1005
620 km or 385 mi	Ar Rass	$815
628 km or 390 mi	Najran	$865
642 km or 399 mi	Al Wajh	$942
644 km or 400 mi	Keren	$498
648 km or 403 mi	Sa'dah	$491
649 km or 403 mi	Massawa	$497
670 km or 416 mi	Unaizah	$931
684 km or 425 mi	Asmara	$531
703 km or 437 mi	Ha'il	$775
735 km or 457 mi	Mendefera	$498
738 km or 458 mi	Atbara	$1104
756 km or 470 mi	Kassala	$931
769 km or 478 mi	Aswan	$369
790 km or 491 mi	Riyadh	$1632
807 km or 501 mi	Al Hudaydah	$515
818 km or 508 mi	Sanaa	$551
842 km or 523 mi	Sayyan	$492
842 km or 523 mi	Tabuk	$1074
873 km or 542 mi	Luxor	$385
884 km or 549 mi	Mekelle	$810
884 km or 549 mi	Zabid	$491
890 km or 553 mi	Hurghada	$354
895 km or 556 mi	Qena	$448
904 km or 562 mi	Dhamar	$494
909 km or 565 mi	El Gouna	$360
912 km or 567 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$598
933 km or 580 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$790
947 km or 588 mi	El-Gadarif	$858
948 km or 589 mi	Ibb	$504
951 km or 591 mi	Sakakah	$776
951 km or 591 mi	Dahab	$479
979 km or 608 mi	Taiz	$514