Mecca vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Mecca	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1031	$2543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2436	$6242
🏠 One person rent	$438	$1414
🏘️ Family rent	$727	$2478
🍽️ Food expenses	$276	$607
🚐 Transport expenses	$224	$361
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1083	$4489
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	41	100
😀 Quality of life	57	100
🏙️ Population	2.43M	5.35M

The cost of living in Mecca is 59% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 5338th and 829th ($1031 vs $2543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 4th in Saudi Arabia and Australia, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Mecca compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Mecca ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 6151st and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mecca vs Melbourne

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	Mecca	Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.49	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27	$67.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.64	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$9.51
☕ Cappuccino	$3.13	$4.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.7	$3.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$329	$1557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$329	$1162
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$580	$2836
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$600	$2092
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.5	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.5	$51.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.28%	5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1938	$6978
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1617	$6027
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.34	$3.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$100	$140
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.33	$5.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.3	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.97	$9.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$3.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$5.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$3.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.37	$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.13	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$5.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.59	$26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.17	$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.94	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$3.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.45	$3.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$104	$55.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.8	$56.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.18	$28
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.5	$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55.7	$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$399	$2326
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4518	$22313

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Cities near Mecca

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Jeddah	$1210
329 km or 204 mi	Bisha	$890
338 km or 210 mi	Port Sudan	$976
339 km or 211 mi	Medina	$1164
350 km or 218 mi	Yanbu	$791
354 km or 220 mi	Bareq	$873
453 km or 282 mi	Abha	$871
606 km or 377 mi	As Sulayyil	$993
620 km or 385 mi	Ar Rass	$834
628 km or 390 mi	Najran	$864
642 km or 399 mi	Al Wajh	$919
644 km or 400 mi	Keren	$483
648 km or 403 mi	Sa'dah	$475
649 km or 403 mi	Massawa	$484
670 km or 416 mi	Unaizah	$938
684 km or 425 mi	Asmara	$513
703 km or 437 mi	Ha'il	$738
735 km or 457 mi	Mendefera	$481
738 km or 458 mi	Atbara	$1124
756 km or 470 mi	Kassala	$947
769 km or 478 mi	Aswan	$350
790 km or 491 mi	Riyadh	$1628
807 km or 501 mi	Al Hudaydah	$499
818 km or 508 mi	Sanaa	$532
842 km or 523 mi	Sayyan	$476
842 km or 523 mi	Tabuk	$1036
873 km or 542 mi	Luxor	$379
884 km or 549 mi	Mekelle	$748
884 km or 549 mi	Zabid	$476
890 km or 553 mi	Hurghada	$334
895 km or 556 mi	Qena	$439
904 km or 562 mi	Dhamar	$478
909 km or 565 mi	El Gouna	$338
912 km or 567 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$555
933 km or 580 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$771
947 km or 588 mi	El-Gadarif	$872
948 km or 589 mi	Ibb	$488
951 km or 591 mi	Sakakah	$753
951 km or 591 mi	Dahab	$429
979 km or 608 mi	Taiz	$497

Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1834
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1813
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1913
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1933
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1896
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1889
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1915
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1936
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2179
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1606
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1493
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$2000
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1816
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1868
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1825
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1728
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2258
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1905
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1795
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2364
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1460
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1701
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1695
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2355
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1709
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1855
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2481
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$2040
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2844
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2354
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1995
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2133
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1273
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132