Manchester vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2137
$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5153
$2316
🏠 One person rent
$1275
$350
🏘️ Family rent
$2202
$622
🍽️ Food expenses
$530
$290
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$205
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3299
$1656
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
68 km
🎓 Higher education
91
41
😀 Quality of life
92
53
🏙️ Population
548K
2.43M

The cost of living in Manchester is 127% more expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 1500th and 6019th ($2137 vs $940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 53rd and 7th 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 1.5 months in Manchester compared to 1.8 months in Mecca. Manchester ranked 8th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 76th and 6051st among best cities to live in the world.

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Manchester Mecca
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.6
$5.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.6
$35.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.48
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$4.55
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.84
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1425
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$953
$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2281
$775
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$423
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$38.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$296
$59
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.3
$69.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.95%
4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5337
$1493
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3610
$1201
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.64
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$112
$99.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.99
$2.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$6.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.87
$7.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$3.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.6
$5.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$5.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.7
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.6
$103
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$91.8
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$4.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.1
$32.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.6
$62.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1753
$363
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17390
$4675

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1936
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1877
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1910
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1894
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1793
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1722
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1849
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1592
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1776
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1852
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1802
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2069
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1659
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1752
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1529
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1824
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1860
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1844
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1493
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1761
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$2098
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1898
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1780
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1552
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1585
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1776
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1788
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1853
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1804
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1789
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1712
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1449
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1889
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1809
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1614
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1957
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1784
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1797
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1761

Cities near Mecca

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