Manchester vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2265
$1162
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5312
$2741
🏠 One person rent
$1378
$517
🏘️ Family rent
$2219
$883
🍽️ Food expenses
$544
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$192
$239
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3266
$1341
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
68 km
🎓 Higher education
91
42
😀 Quality of life
93
57
🏙️ Population
548K
2.43M

The cost of living in Manchester is 95% more expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 1330th and 4793rd ($2265 vs $1162) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 3rd 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 1.2 months in Mecca. Manchester ranked 10th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 107th and 6119th among best cities to live in the world.

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Manchester Mecca
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$4.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$81.5
$35.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.26
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$4.82
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1608
$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1050
$448
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2460
$447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1770
$828
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$177
$38.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$271
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.4
$71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.06%
5.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5680
$1493
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3963
$1216
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.66
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$120
$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.8
$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.06
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$6.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.11
$7.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$1.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.62
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$3.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.42
$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17.7
$6.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.91
$5.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.75
$3.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$89.9
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$4.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.1
$32.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$62.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1945
$400
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20873
$4655

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2034
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1921
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2001
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1968
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1803
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1698
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1918
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1759
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1788
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$2040
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1835
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2011
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1723
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1828
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1680
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1873
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1866
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1883
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1513
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1834
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1968
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1887
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1783
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1578
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1652
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1822
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1746
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1833
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1897
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1850
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1832
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1484
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1507
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1937
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1890
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1633
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2023
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1834
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1831
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1804

Cities near Mecca

Distance City Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi Jeddah
$1155
329 km or 204 mi Bisha
$918
338 km or 210 mi Port Sudan
$964
339 km or 211 mi Medina
$1182
350 km or 218 mi Yanbu
$791
354 km or 220 mi Bareq
$903
453 km or 282 mi Abha
$911
606 km or 377 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
620 km or 385 mi Ar Rass
$862
628 km or 390 mi Najran
$860
642 km or 399 mi Al Wajh
$940
644 km or 400 mi Keren
$500
648 km or 403 mi Sa'dah
$498
649 km or 403 mi Massawa
$499
670 km or 416 mi Unaizah
$967
684 km or 425 mi Asmara
$533
703 km or 437 mi Ha'il
$825
735 km or 457 mi Mendefera
$498
738 km or 458 mi Atbara
$1116
756 km or 470 mi Kassala
$971
769 km or 478 mi Aswan
$348
790 km or 491 mi Riyadh
$1627
807 km or 501 mi Al Hudaydah
$522
818 km or 508 mi Sanaa
$560
842 km or 523 mi Sayyan
$498
842 km or 523 mi Tabuk
$1069
873 km or 542 mi Luxor
$365
884 km or 549 mi Mekelle
$826
884 km or 549 mi Zabid
$499
890 km or 553 mi Hurghada
$346
895 km or 556 mi Qena
$428
904 km or 562 mi Dhamar
$500
909 km or 565 mi El Gouna
$354
912 km or 567 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
933 km or 580 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$791
947 km or 588 mi El-Gadarif
$925
948 km or 589 mi Ibb
$512
951 km or 591 mi Sakakah
$769
951 km or 591 mi Dahab
$517
979 km or 608 mi Taiz
$522