Johannesburg vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

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Johannesburg Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1171
$1107
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2754
$2620
🏠 One person rent
$522
$472
🏘️ Family rent
$894
$791
🍽️ Food expenses
$337
$296
🚐 Transport expenses
$216
$239
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1761
$1156
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
68 km
🎓 Higher education
73
41
😀 Quality of life
65
58
🏙️ Population
4.8M
2.43M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 6% more expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 4839th and 5028th ($1171 vs $1107) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 4th in South Africa and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check South Africa vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Johannesburg compared to 1 months in Mecca. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5190th and 6123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Mecca

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Johannesburg Mecca
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.5
$4.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.9
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.73
$7.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$1.6
☕ Cappuccino
$2.48
$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.16
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$448
$283
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$377
$384
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$804
$509
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$689
$699
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40
$69.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.13%
5.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1058
$1701
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$785
$1402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.12
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.7
$99.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.88
$23.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$2.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$6.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.59
$7.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.21
$3.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.66
$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.47
$6.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.83
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.49
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.5
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.38
$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.1
$25.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.19
$4.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$62.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$229
$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5808
$4622

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$1089
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$958
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$1057
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$892
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$792
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$967
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$1049
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$765
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$950
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$1017
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$791
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$910
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$899
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$826
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$875
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$826
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$901
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$697
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$731
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$694
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$652
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$912
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$662
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$511
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$681
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$628
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$763
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$630
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$551
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$927
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$916
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$583
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$966
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$948
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$633
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$950

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