Indianapolis vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Indianapolis	Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2129	$1032
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5041	$2465
🏠 One person rent	$1251	$394
🏘️ Family rent	$1916	$622
🍽️ Food expenses	$609	$308
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$219
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4818	$1784
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	68 km
🎓 Higher education	71	41
😀 Quality of life	89	54
🏙️ Population	888K	1.68M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 106% more expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 1474th and 5103rd ($2129 vs $1032) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1308th 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 2.3 months in Indianapolis compared to 1.7 months in Mecca. Indianapolis ranked 27th best city to live in the United States vs Mecca ranked 8th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 146th and 6051st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Indianapolis vs Mecca

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	Indianapolis	Mecca
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.3	$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.9	$41.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.3	$6.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.11	$1.59
☕ Cappuccino	$4.94	$3.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.19	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1305	$275
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$966	$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2169	$690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1492	$424
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$221	$73.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.8	$71.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.56%	7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1877	$1443
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1547	$1095
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.9	$99.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$23.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.77	$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.21	$2.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$6.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$7.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.48	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.53	$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.2	$3.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.73	$6.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.22	$5.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.23	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.08	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.6	$127
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$17.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$108	$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.6	$4.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.9	$38.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.5	$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1858	$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27248	$4708

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Cities near Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$2019
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$2034
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$2032
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$2037
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$2002
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$1988
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$1973
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$1992
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1906
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1950
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1795
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1896
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2212
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1775
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1596
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$1944
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1850
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$2127
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1846
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1465
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1840
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1732
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1913
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$1889
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1486
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1826
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$1750
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1803
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$1938
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1844
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1659
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$1907
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1709
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1721
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1507
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1919
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1844
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1904
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1857
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1798

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