Male vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

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Male Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1321
$1031
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2809
$2436
🏠 One person rent
$810
$438
🏘️ Family rent
$1372
$727
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$276
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.2
$224
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$863
$1083
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
8
41
😀 Quality of life
64
57
🏙️ Population
133K
2.43M

The cost of living in Male is 28% more expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 4490th and 5338th ($1321 vs $1031) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th in Maldives and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Maldives vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Male compared to 1.1 months in Mecca. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5278th and 6151st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Male vs Mecca

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Male Mecca
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.01
$4.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.5
$27
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.71
$6.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.89
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$3.24
$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.63
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$808
$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$624
$329
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1454
$580
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1116
$600
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.7
$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.2
$71.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.04%
5.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2242
$1938
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1870
$1617
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.2
$100
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.5
$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$6.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$6.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.51
$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.97
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$4.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15
$5.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.16
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.9
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.64
$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.1
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.32
$4.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.3
$32.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.5
$55.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$191
$399
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3305
$4518

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$1387
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$342
618 km or 384 mi Varkala
$291
621 km or 386 mi Nagercoil
$261
624 km or 388 mi Kollam
$243
687 km or 427 mi Tirunelveli
$260
688 km or 428 mi Kottayam
$268
713 km or 443 mi Kochi
$372
714 km or 444 mi Ernakulam
$329
724 km or 450 mi Thoothukudi
$278
761 km or 473 mi Beruwala
$582
763 km or 474 mi Colombo
$683
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$335
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$597
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$479
777 km or 483 mi Negombo
$467
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$381
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$477
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$259
817 km or 507 mi Madurai
$342
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$315
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$290
849 km or 528 mi Coimbatore
$313
862 km or 535 mi Kandy
$418
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$312
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$538
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$330
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$274
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$297
964 km or 599 mi Thanjavur
$275
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$332
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$283
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$379
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$522
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$265
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$507
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$294
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$303
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$318
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$322

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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