Jacksonville vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Jacksonville	Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2192	$1031
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5144	$2436
🏠 One person rent	$1279	$438
🏘️ Family rent	$2197	$727
🍽️ Food expenses	$648	$276
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$224
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3945	$1083
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	56	41
😀 Quality of life	87	57
🏙️ Population	950K	2.43M

The cost of living in Jacksonville is 113% more expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 1499th and 5338th ($2192 vs $1031) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1231st and 6th 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 1.8 months in Jacksonville compared to 1.1 months in Mecca. Jacksonville ranked 101st best city to live in the United States vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 325th and 6151st 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	$97.1	$27
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$6.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.08	$1.61
☕ Cappuccino	$5.41	$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1458	$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1004	$329
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2511	$580
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1805	$600
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65	$71.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.16%	5.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2350	$1938
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2047	$1617
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.89	$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.1	$100
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.08	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.61	$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$6.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$6.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.44	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$4.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.85	$5.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.92	$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.94	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.4	$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42	$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$4.18
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.5	$32.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$55.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1309	$399
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11918	$4518

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Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2202
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2195
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2201
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2168
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2163
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$2321
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2172
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2278
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1991
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2288
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2321
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2300
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2348
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2260
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2323
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2325
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1515
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2121
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2313
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2345
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2362
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2372
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2401
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2401
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2363
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2480
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2401
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2378
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2352
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2404
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2643
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2243
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2053
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2318
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2599
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2617
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2282
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2313
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2158
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1863

Cities near Mecca

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Jeddah	$1210
329 km or 204 mi	Bisha	$890
338 km or 210 mi	Port Sudan	$976
339 km or 211 mi	Medina	$1164
350 km or 218 mi	Yanbu	$791
354 km or 220 mi	Bareq	$873
453 km or 282 mi	Abha	$871
606 km or 377 mi	As Sulayyil	$993
620 km or 385 mi	Ar Rass	$834
628 km or 390 mi	Najran	$864
642 km or 399 mi	Al Wajh	$919
644 km or 400 mi	Keren	$483
648 km or 403 mi	Sa'dah	$475
649 km or 403 mi	Massawa	$484
670 km or 416 mi	Unaizah	$938
684 km or 425 mi	Asmara	$513
703 km or 437 mi	Ha'il	$738
735 km or 457 mi	Mendefera	$481
738 km or 458 mi	Atbara	$1124
756 km or 470 mi	Kassala	$947
769 km or 478 mi	Aswan	$350
790 km or 491 mi	Riyadh	$1628
807 km or 501 mi	Al Hudaydah	$499
818 km or 508 mi	Sanaa	$532
842 km or 523 mi	Sayyan	$476
842 km or 523 mi	Tabuk	$1036
873 km or 542 mi	Luxor	$379
884 km or 549 mi	Mekelle	$748
884 km or 549 mi	Zabid	$476
890 km or 553 mi	Hurghada	$334
895 km or 556 mi	Qena	$439
904 km or 562 mi	Dhamar	$478
909 km or 565 mi	El Gouna	$338
912 km or 567 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$555
933 km or 580 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$771
947 km or 588 mi	El-Gadarif	$872
948 km or 589 mi	Ibb	$488
951 km or 591 mi	Sakakah	$753
951 km or 591 mi	Dahab	$429
979 km or 608 mi	Taiz	$497