Mecca vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mecca Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$940
$853
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2316
$2115
🏠 One person rent
$350
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$622
$656
🍽️ Food expenses
$290
$310
🚐 Transport expenses
$205
$90.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1656
$1630
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
68 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
41
20
😀 Quality of life
53
67
🏙️ Population
2.43M
1.41M

The cost of living in Mecca is 10% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 6019th and 6257th ($940 vs $853) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 17th in Saudi Arabia.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Mecca compared to 1.9 months in Medina. Ranked 9th vs 4th best cities to live in Saudi Arabia, and 6051st vs 3833rd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mecca vs Medina

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Mecca Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.18
$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.7
$37.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.67
$7.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$662
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$423
$419
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.5
$60.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59
$93
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69.9
$95.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.54%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1493
$1653
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1201
$1056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.33
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$99.7
$53.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16
$6.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.63
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$6.15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.21
$6.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.82
$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.53
$7.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.22
$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$103
$94.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.4
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.8
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.23
$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.7
$30.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.1
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$363
$183
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4675
$7706

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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

Cities near Medina

Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$837
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1123
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$940
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$944
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$828
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$940
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$988
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$895
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1096
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$806
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$278
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$895
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$294
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$393
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$324
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$314
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$333
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1586
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$694
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1536
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$777
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$915
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$640
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$350
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$707
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1657
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1651
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1372
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$306
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$721
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$847
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1607
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1632
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1004
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$934
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$934