Manchester vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1998
$1032
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4556
$2465
🏠 One person rent
$1204
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$1870
$622
🍽️ Food expenses
$491
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$167
$219
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2742
$1784
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
68 km
🎓 Higher education
91
41
😀 Quality of life
91
54
🏙️ Population
548K
1.68M

The cost of living in Manchester is 94% more expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 1798th and 5103rd ($1998 vs $1032) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th and 5th 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 1.7 months in Mecca. Manchester ranked 11th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Mecca ranked 8th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 110th and 6051st among best cities to live in the world.

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Manchester Mecca
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.4
$41.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.35
$6.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.11
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$4.31
$3.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1274
$275
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$892
$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2104
$690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1386
$424
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$303
$73.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.8
$71.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.15%
7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5073
$1443
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$1095
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.54
$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$97.1
$99.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.4
$23.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.97
$2.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.66
$6.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.7
$7.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.75
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$3.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.12
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.9
$6.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.91
$5.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.37
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.3
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$127
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$17.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.9
$4.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.4
$38.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.2
$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1559
$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13845
$4708

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1819
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1793
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1807
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1795
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1753
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1652
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1758
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1526
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1607
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1711
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1703
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$1932
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1588
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1644
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1358
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1708
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1689
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1733
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1613
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1527
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1455
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1574
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1675
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1487
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1467
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1623
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1564
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1640
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1746
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1628
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1656
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1564
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1392
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1713
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1715
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1497
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1867
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1652
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1652
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1629

Cities near Mecca

Distance City Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi Jeddah
$1100
329 km or 204 mi Bisha
$938
338 km or 210 mi Port Sudan
$1361
339 km or 211 mi Medina
$892
350 km or 218 mi Yanbu
$844
354 km or 220 mi Bareq
$920
453 km or 282 mi Abha
$923
606 km or 377 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
620 km or 385 mi Ar Rass
$860
628 km or 390 mi Najran
$1047
642 km or 399 mi Al Wajh
$879
644 km or 400 mi Keren
$466
648 km or 403 mi Sa'dah
$467
649 km or 403 mi Massawa
$467
670 km or 416 mi Unaizah
$1013
684 km or 425 mi Asmara
$498
703 km or 437 mi Ha'il
$996
735 km or 457 mi Mendefera
$466
738 km or 458 mi Atbara
$1095
756 km or 470 mi Kassala
$1061
769 km or 478 mi Aswan
$280
790 km or 491 mi Riyadh
$1642
807 km or 501 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
818 km or 508 mi Sanaa
$523
842 km or 523 mi Sayyan
$467
842 km or 523 mi Tabuk
$1000
873 km or 542 mi Luxor
$404
884 km or 549 mi Mekelle
$800
884 km or 549 mi Zabid
$466
890 km or 553 mi Hurghada
$434
895 km or 556 mi Qena
$443
904 km or 562 mi Dhamar
$470
909 km or 565 mi El Gouna
$440
912 km or 567 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
933 km or 580 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
947 km or 588 mi El-Gadarif
$959
948 km or 589 mi Ibb
$481
951 km or 591 mi Sakakah
$854
951 km or 591 mi Dahab
$625
979 km or 608 mi Taiz
$490