Kathmandu vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person
$443
$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1153
$2316
🏠 One person rent
$147
$350
🏘️ Family rent
$283
$622
🍽️ Food expenses
$188
$290
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.3
$205
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$1656
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
68 km
🎓 Higher education
28
41
😀 Quality of life
45
53
🏙️ Population
846K
2.43M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 53% less expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 8885th and 6019th ($443 vs $940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Nepal and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Nepal vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kathmandu compared to 1.8 months in Mecca. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6524th and 6051st among best cities to live in the world.

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Kathmandu Mecca
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.48
$5.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$35.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.71
$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.63
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$1.71
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.7
$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$359
$775
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$208
$423
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$38.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.1
$59
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$69.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.76%
4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2306
$1493
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1201
$1201
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.86
$99.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$2.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.7
$6.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$7.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.99
$3.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$5.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.3
$5.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.65
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$103
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.33
$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.84
$4.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.5
$32.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.3
$62.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.7
$363
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4063
$4675

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$350
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$311
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$335
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$321
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$377
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$294
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$306
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$339
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$356
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$297
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$331
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$303
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$268
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$314
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$337
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$331
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$316
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$312
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$930
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$365
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$455
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$311
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$293
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$387
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$461
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$311
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$298
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$393
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$285
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$284
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$273
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$396
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$396
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$279
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$309
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$288
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$379
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$282
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$329
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$330

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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