Indianapolis vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

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Indianapolis Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2187
$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5233
$2316
🏠 One person rent
$1311
$350
🏘️ Family rent
$2114
$622
🍽️ Food expenses
$613
$290
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$205
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4970
$1656
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
68 km
🎓 Higher education
71
41
😀 Quality of life
90
53
🏙️ Population
888K
2.43M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 133% more expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 1397th and 6019th ($2187 vs $940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1219th and 7th 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 1.8 months in Mecca. Indianapolis ranked 35th best city to live in the United States vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 159th and 6051st among best cities to live in the world.

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Indianapolis Mecca
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25.2
$5.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.2
$35.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.97
$1.59
 Cappuccino
$4.74
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.43
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1457
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1013
$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2390
$775
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1686
$423
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$38.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$218
$59
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69.5
$69.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.65%
4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1980
$1493
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1549
$1201
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.76
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.5
$99.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.6
$16
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.02
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.6
$2.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$6.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.81
$7.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.49
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.64
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$3.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.07
$5.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.35
$5.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.51
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.9
$103
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$4.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.9
$32.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.3
$62.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1865
$363
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27094
$4675

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Lawrence
$1999
18 km or 11 mi Greenwood
$1978
22 km or 14 mi Plainfield
$1927
22 km or 14 mi Brownsburg
$1745
23 km or 14 mi Carmel
$1963
24 km or 15 mi Fishers
$1954
29 km or 18 mi Westfield
$1917
32 km or 20 mi Franklin
$1975
33 km or 21 mi Greenfield
$1929
33 km or 21 mi Noblesville
$1905
55 km or 34 mi Anderson
$1694
65 km or 41 mi Columbus
$1900
75 km or 46 mi Bloomington
$2092
79 km or 49 mi Kokomo
$1612
81 km or 50 mi Muncie
$1448
95 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$1894
96 km or 60 mi Marion
$1793
99 km or 61 mi West Lafayette
$1980
108 km or 67 mi Richmond
$1822
111 km or 69 mi Terre Haute
$1560
124 km or 77 mi Oxford
$1837
132 km or 82 mi Danville
$1814
143 km or 89 mi Hamilton
$1877
147 km or 91 mi Fairfield
$1896
155 km or 97 mi Middletown
$1436
156 km or 97 mi Florence
$1921
159 km or 99 mi Cincinnati
$1912
160 km or 99 mi Trotwood
$1824
162 km or 101 mi Covington
$2464
165 km or 102 mi Mason
$1852
165 km or 103 mi Clarksville
$1840
166 km or 103 mi Independence
$2124
166 km or 103 mi New Albany
$1896
167 km or 104 mi Dayton
$1735
168 km or 104 mi Jeffersonville
$1724
168 km or 104 mi Piqua
$1894
169 km or 105 mi Troy
$1860
169 km or 105 mi Fort Wayne
$1845
171 km or 106 mi Lebanon
$1856
172 km or 107 mi Kettering
$1828

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