Jacksonville vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jacksonville	Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2364	$979
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5468	$2659
🏠 One person rent	$1431	$371
🏘️ Family rent	$2461	$905
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$293
🚐 Transport expenses	$159	$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3990	$1646
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	68 km
🎓 Higher education	56	42
😀 Quality of life	87	54
🏙️ Population	950K	2.43M

The cost of living in Jacksonville is 141% more expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 1022nd and 5632nd ($2364 vs $979) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 935th and 8th 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 1.7 months in Mecca. Jacksonville ranked 77th best city to live in the United States vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 293rd and 5982nd 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	$20.2	$4.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86	$36.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$7.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.87	$1.61
☕ Cappuccino	$4.76	$3.31
🥤 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	$1470	$260
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$263
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2901	$743
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2044	$783
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$38.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$59.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.3	$70.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.52%	4.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3106	$1496
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2417	$1212
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.2	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.7	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.93	$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$6.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$2.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.65	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.7	$3.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.42	$5.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$5.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.81	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.2	$103
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$4.18
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.1	$32.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.6	$62.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1306	$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11096	$4682

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Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2247
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2238
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2271
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2196
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2136
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$1969
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2211
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2144
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1957
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2064
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2278
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2212
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2327
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2265
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2286
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2308
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1502
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2018
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2269
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2294
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2371
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2336
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2384
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2373
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2336
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2440
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2392
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2366
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2316
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2204
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2576
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2171
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2181
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2280
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2577
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2634
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2295
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2289
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2104
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1897

Cities near Mecca

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Jeddah	$1146
329 km or 204 mi	Bisha	$905
338 km or 210 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
339 km or 211 mi	Medina	$1215
350 km or 218 mi	Yanbu	$829
354 km or 220 mi	Bareq	$902
453 km or 282 mi	Abha	$910
606 km or 377 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
620 km or 385 mi	Ar Rass	$861
628 km or 390 mi	Najran	$937
642 km or 399 mi	Al Wajh	$961
644 km or 400 mi	Keren	$488
648 km or 403 mi	Sa'dah	$482
649 km or 403 mi	Massawa	$486
670 km or 416 mi	Unaizah	$969
684 km or 425 mi	Asmara	$520
703 km or 437 mi	Ha'il	$846
735 km or 457 mi	Mendefera	$487
738 km or 458 mi	Atbara	$1131
756 km or 470 mi	Kassala	$1006
769 km or 478 mi	Aswan	$329
790 km or 491 mi	Riyadh	$1637
807 km or 501 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
818 km or 508 mi	Sanaa	$546
842 km or 523 mi	Sayyan	$481
842 km or 523 mi	Tabuk	$1078
873 km or 542 mi	Luxor	$335
884 km or 549 mi	Mekelle	$662
884 km or 549 mi	Zabid	$482
890 km or 553 mi	Hurghada	$342
895 km or 556 mi	Qena	$362
904 km or 562 mi	Dhamar	$486
909 km or 565 mi	El Gouna	$336
912 km or 567 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
933 km or 580 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
947 km or 588 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
948 km or 589 mi	Ibb	$496
951 km or 591 mi	Sakakah	$781
951 km or 591 mi	Dahab	$381
979 km or 608 mi	Taiz	$507