Jacksonville vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Jacksonville	Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2224	$1107
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5181	$2620
🏠 One person rent	$1313	$472
🏘️ Family rent	$2236	$791
🍽️ Food expenses	$641	$296
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$239
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3821	$1156
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	68 km
🎓 Higher education	56	41
😀 Quality of life	87	58
🏙️ Population	950K	2.43M

The cost of living in Jacksonville is 101% more expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 1439th and 5028th ($2224 vs $1107) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1197th and 4th 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 months in Mecca. Jacksonville ranked 106th best city to live in the United States vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 343rd and 6123rd 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	$20.1	$4.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.5	$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$7.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.97	$1.6
☕ Cappuccino	$5.75	$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1441	$283
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1035	$384
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2481	$509
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1839	$699
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.4	$69.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.35%	5.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2629	$1701
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2143	$1402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.6	$99.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$23.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.43	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.62	$2.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$6.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$7.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.65	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$3.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.21	$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.5	$6.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.08	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.39	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.3	$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$25.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$4.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.2	$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$62.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1311	$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11934	$4622

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Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2214
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2204
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2130
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2152
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2133
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$2365
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2160
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2234
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1979
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2237
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2292
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2290
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2362
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2285
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2296
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2330
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1503
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2130
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2288
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2320
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2356
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2333
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2364
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2352
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2325
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2381
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2359
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2352
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2313
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2450
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2491
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2234
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2095
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2293
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2610
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2613
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2232
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2278
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2146
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1860

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