Johannesburg vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Johannesburg	Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1079	$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2553	$2316
🏠 One person rent	$487	$350
🏘️ Family rent	$837	$622
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$290
🚐 Transport expenses	$204	$205
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1695	$1656
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	68 km
🎓 Higher education	72	41
😀 Quality of life	58	53
🏙️ Population	4.43M	2.43M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 15% more expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 5069th and 6019th ($1079 vs $940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 7th 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 1.6 months in Johannesburg compared to 1.8 months in Mecca. Johannesburg ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5446th and 6051st 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	$9.91	$5.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.5	$35.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.08	$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$1.59
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.01	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$405	$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$781	$775
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$657	$423
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.2	$38.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$59
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.3	$69.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.54%	4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1096	$1493
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$753	$1201
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.89	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.8	$99.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.6	$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1	$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.66	$2.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$6.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.16	$7.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.49	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.51	$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.14	$3.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.19	$5.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.05	$5.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.53	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$103
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.67	$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.8	$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$4.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$32.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.2	$62.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$241	$363
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5865	$4675

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Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$997
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$874
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$971
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$822
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$696
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$838
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$909
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$717
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$848
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$943
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$819
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$841
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$788
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$774
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$809
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$692
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$718
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$690
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$623
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$791
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$654
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$459
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$627
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$663
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$581
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$554
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$859
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$1003
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$600
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1116
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$834
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$585
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045

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