London vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	London	Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3740	$1107
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8537	$2620
🏠 One person rent	$2516	$472
🏘️ Family rent	$4294	$791
🍽️ Food expenses	$631	$296
🚐 Transport expenses	$412	$239
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3678	$1156
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	68 km
🎓 Higher education	100	41
😀 Quality of life	96	58
🏙️ Population	8.8M	2.43M

The cost of living in London is 238% more expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 20th and 5028th ($3740 vs $1107) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in the United Kingdom and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in London compared to 1 months in Mecca. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 12th and 6123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in London vs Mecca

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	London	Mecca
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.5	$4.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$98	$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$7.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.2	$1.6
☕ Cappuccino	$5.94	$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.15	$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2958	$283
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2140	$384
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4865	$509
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3773	$699
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$260	$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.3	$69.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.75%	5.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20369	$1701
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10989	$1402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.62	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$99.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.9	$23.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.86	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.25	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.71	$2.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$6.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.98	$7.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.79	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$3.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.33	$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.6	$6.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.84	$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.87	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.44	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.5	$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.3	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.9	$25.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$4.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$122	$62.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2594	$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30567	$4622

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3038
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2559
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2498
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2564
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2419
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2417
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2406
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2395
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2382
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2661
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2336
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2426
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2490
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2227
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2271
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2345
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2675
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2152
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2259
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2321
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2567
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2276
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2260
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2846
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2265
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2188
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2622
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2385
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2262
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2485
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1860
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2191
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2215
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2223
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2212
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2576
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2111
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2377
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2472
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2199

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