Male vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

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Male Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1311
$1107
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2822
$2620
🏠 One person rent
$805
$472
🏘️ Family rent
$1397
$791
🍽️ Food expenses
$373
$296
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.3
$239
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$866
$1156
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
68 km
🎓 Higher education
8
41
😀 Quality of life
64
58
🏙️ Population
133K
2.43M

The cost of living in Male is 18% more expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 4552nd and 5028th ($1311 vs $1107) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th 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 months in Mecca. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5347th and 6123rd 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
$6.02
$4.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.65
$7.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.66
$1.6
☕ Cappuccino
$2.85
$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.52
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$810
$283
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$620
$384
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1472
$509
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1144
$699
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.7
$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72.3
$69.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.01%
5.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2247
$1701
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1903
$1402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.2
$99.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.6
$23.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$2.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.64
$6.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$7.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.49
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
$3.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.71
$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.8
$6.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.34
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.15
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.78
$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.1
$25.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.3
$4.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$41
$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.6
$62.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$193
$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3300
$4622

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$1379
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$348
618 km or 384 mi Varkala
$303
621 km or 386 mi Nagercoil
$275
624 km or 388 mi Kollam
$251
687 km or 427 mi Tirunelveli
$269
688 km or 428 mi Kottayam
$299
713 km or 443 mi Kochi
$387
714 km or 444 mi Ernakulam
$350
724 km or 450 mi Thoothukudi
$293
761 km or 473 mi Beruwala
$609
763 km or 474 mi Colombo
$676
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$349
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$627
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$518
777 km or 483 mi Negombo
$487
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$414
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$499
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$271
817 km or 507 mi Madurai
$348
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$316
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$299
849 km or 528 mi Coimbatore
$331
862 km or 535 mi Kandy
$447
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$320
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$554
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$344
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$285
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$303
964 km or 599 mi Thanjavur
$285
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$349
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$297
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$389
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$544
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$273
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$523
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$306
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$332
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$335
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$327

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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