Jacksonville vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Jacksonville	Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2386	$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5446	$2316
🏠 One person rent	$1474	$350
🏘️ Family rent	$2456	$622
🍽️ Food expenses	$594	$290
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$205
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4014	$1656
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	68 km
🎓 Higher education	56	41
😀 Quality of life	87	53
🏙️ Population	950K	2.43M

The cost of living in Jacksonville is 154% more expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 943rd and 6019th ($2386 vs $940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 837th 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 1.7 months in Jacksonville compared to 1.8 months in Mecca. Jacksonville ranked 73rd best city to live in the United States vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 271st and 6051st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jacksonville vs Mecca

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	Jacksonville	Mecca
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.9	$5.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86.3	$35.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.99	$1.59
☕ Cappuccino	$5.06	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.8	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1446	$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1266	$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2652	$775
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2118	$423
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$38.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$59
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.6	$69.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.49%	4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4741	$1493
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2423	$1201
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.2	$99.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.8	$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.63	$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.51	$2.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$6.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$7.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.73	$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$3.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.57	$5.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.09	$5.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.45	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.82	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.6	$103
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$131	$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$4.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.7	$32.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93	$62.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1421	$363
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10904	$4675

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Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2257
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2244
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2123
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2163
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2110
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$1929
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2094
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2151
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1957
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2108
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2306
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2254
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2451
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2369
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2302
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2382
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$2099
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2198
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2279
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2353
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2408
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2380
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2408
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2397
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2364
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2457
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2406
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2382
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2328
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2231
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2594
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2071
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2228
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2289
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2595
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2609
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2267
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2283
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2075
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1872

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