Islamabad vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person
$464
$1107
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1089
$2620
🏠 One person rent
$213
$472
🏘️ Family rent
$359
$791
🍽️ Food expenses
$162
$296
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.2
$239
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$1156
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
68 km
🎓 Higher education
70
41
😀 Quality of life
50
58
🏙️ Population
1.01M
2.43M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 58% less expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 8843rd and 5028th ($464 vs $1107) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Pakistan and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Islamabad compared to 1 months in Mecca. Islamabad ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6696th and 6123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Islamabad vs Mecca

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Islamabad Mecca
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.05
$4.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.4
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.35
$7.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.42
$1.6
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$283
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$384
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$509
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$204
$699
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64
$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.1
$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.1
$69.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.06%
5.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1495
$1701
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$746
$1402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.7
$99.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.23
$23.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.72
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.2
$2.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.05
$6.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$7.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.77
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.94
$3.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.17
$6.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.19
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.65
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.3
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$25.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.89
$4.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.4
$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.5
$62.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$70.6
$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3118
$4622

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$427
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$360
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$279
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$370
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$264
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$369
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$323
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$379
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$330
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$353
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$381
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$371
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$308
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$295
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$308
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$378
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$326
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$379
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$368
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$348
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$432
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$302
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$367
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$391
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$318
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$364
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$423
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$315
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$433
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$352
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$473
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$382
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$351
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$414
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$417
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$425
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$429
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$379

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