Mecca vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mecca	Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$979	$481
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2659	$1335
🏠 One person rent	$371	$187
🏘️ Family rent	$905	$394
🍽️ Food expenses	$293	$189
🚐 Transport expenses	$220	$35.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1646	$262
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	68 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	42	53
😀 Quality of life	54	44
🏙️ Population	2.43M	2.11M

The cost of living in Mecca is 103% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 5632nd and 8745th ($979 vs $481) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 47th in Saudi Arabia and Indonesia, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Mecca compared to 0.5 months in Medan. Mecca ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Medan ranked 14th in Indonesia, while ranked 5982nd and 6633rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mecca vs Medan

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	Mecca	Medan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.96	$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.2	$12.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.05	$3.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$2.39
☕ Cappuccino	$3.31	$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$260	$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$263	$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$743	$469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$783	$265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.8	$40.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.9	$62.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.1	$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.62%	9.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1496	$1337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1212	$614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.32	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$8.02
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$2.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.67	$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.82	$8.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.22	$3.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$6.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.37	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.88	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.6	$2.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.21	$2.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$2.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.08	$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.45	$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$103	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$3.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.1	$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.18	$2.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.4	$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.4	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$398	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4682	$10763

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Cities near Mecca

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Jeddah	$1146
329 km or 204 mi	Bisha	$905
338 km or 210 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
339 km or 211 mi	Medina	$1215
350 km or 218 mi	Yanbu	$829
354 km or 220 mi	Bareq	$902
453 km or 282 mi	Abha	$910
606 km or 377 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
620 km or 385 mi	Ar Rass	$861
628 km or 390 mi	Najran	$937
642 km or 399 mi	Al Wajh	$961
644 km or 400 mi	Keren	$488
648 km or 403 mi	Sa'dah	$482
649 km or 403 mi	Massawa	$486
670 km or 416 mi	Unaizah	$969
684 km or 425 mi	Asmara	$520
703 km or 437 mi	Ha'il	$846
735 km or 457 mi	Mendefera	$487
738 km or 458 mi	Atbara	$1131
756 km or 470 mi	Kassala	$1006
769 km or 478 mi	Aswan	$329
790 km or 491 mi	Riyadh	$1637
807 km or 501 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
818 km or 508 mi	Sanaa	$546
842 km or 523 mi	Sayyan	$481
842 km or 523 mi	Tabuk	$1078
873 km or 542 mi	Luxor	$335
884 km or 549 mi	Mekelle	$662
884 km or 549 mi	Zabid	$482
890 km or 553 mi	Hurghada	$342
895 km or 556 mi	Qena	$362
904 km or 562 mi	Dhamar	$486
909 km or 565 mi	El Gouna	$336
912 km or 567 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
933 km or 580 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
947 km or 588 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
948 km or 589 mi	Ibb	$496
951 km or 591 mi	Sakakah	$781
951 km or 591 mi	Dahab	$381
979 km or 608 mi	Taiz	$507

Cities near Medan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Binjai	$470
67 km or 41 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
90 km or 56 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
119 km or 74 mi	Langsa	$461
148 km or 92 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
238 km or 148 mi	Lhokseumawe	$435
264 km or 164 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
264 km or 164 mi	Taiping	$695
264 km or 164 mi	Padangsidempuan	$582
268 km or 166 mi	George Town	$620
269 km or 167 mi	Butterworth	$619
286 km or 178 mi	Ipoh	$628
298 km or 185 mi	Sungai Petani	$605
307 km or 191 mi	Gunungsitoli	$571
317 km or 197 mi	Klang	$670
322 km or 200 mi	Ko Lipe	$719
324 km or 201 mi	Langkawi	$560
325 km or 202 mi	Shah Alam	$645
331 km or 206 mi	Alor Setar	$490
332 km or 206 mi	Subang Jaya	$714
332 km or 206 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
341 km or 212 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810
342 km or 212 mi	Cyberjaya	$585
345 km or 215 mi	Putrajaya	$532
352 km or 219 mi	Kangar	$536
378 km or 235 mi	Seremban	$604
381 km or 237 mi	Dumai	$543
422 km or 262 mi	Hat Yai	$570
426 km or 265 mi	Banda Aceh	$398
431 km or 268 mi	Malacca	$669
445 km or 277 mi	Ko Lanta	$772
466 km or 289 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
468 km or 291 mi	Muar	$682
470 km or 292 mi	Phuket	$940
483 km or 300 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
487 km or 303 mi	Ao Nang	$792
489 km or 304 mi	Krabi	$782
515 km or 320 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
518 km or 322 mi	Kuantan	$529
529 km or 329 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501