Manchester vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2365
$1107
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5609
$2620
🏠 One person rent
$1445
$472
🏘️ Family rent
$2498
$791
🍽️ Food expenses
$583
$296
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$239
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3421
$1156
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
68 km
🎓 Higher education
90
41
😀 Quality of life
93
58
🏙️ Population
548K
2.43M

The cost of living in Manchester is 114% more expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 1156th and 5028th ($2365 vs $1107) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd 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 1.4 months in Manchester compared to 1 months in Mecca. Manchester ranked 9th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 78th and 6123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manchester vs Mecca

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Manchester Mecca
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.7
$4.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.2
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$7.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.56
$1.6
☕ Cappuccino
$4.95
$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1540
$283
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1148
$384
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2808
$509
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2033
$699
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$267
$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43
$69.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.2%
5.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4797
$1701
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4525
$1402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.75
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$120
$99.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.8
$23.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.86
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$2.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$6.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.97
$7.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.1
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.85
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$3.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$20.2
$6.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.89
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.3
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.12
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.4
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.3
$25.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$4.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.4
$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$62.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1658
$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21096
$4622

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Cities near Manchester

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2080
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$2002
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2055
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$2033
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1741
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1974
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1818
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1827
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$2079
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1904
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2046
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1718
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1870
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1907
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1846
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1928
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1496
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1857
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1991
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1925
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1841
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1674
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1754
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1861
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1787
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1882
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1951
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1855
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1893
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1519
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1567
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1998
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1940
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1730
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2047
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1888
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1895
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1862

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