Mecca vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mecca Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1032
$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2465
$1333
🏠 One person rent
$394
$177
🏘️ Family rent
$622
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$219
$31.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1784
$406
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
68 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
41
30
😀 Quality of life
54
29
🏙️ Population
1.68M
42.7K

The cost of living in Mecca is 112% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 5103rd and 8601st ($1032 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 5th in Saudi Arabia and Kenya, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Mecca compared to 0.8 months in Meru. Mecca ranked 8th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 6051st and 8527th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mecca Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.11
$4.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.5
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.92
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$2.06
 Cappuccino
$3.4
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$275
$195
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$275
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$690
$557
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$424
$284
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.9
$14.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.6
$22.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.4
$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.07%
13.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1443
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1095
$864
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.02
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$99.4
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.1
$10.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.72
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.79
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$5.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$4.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.89
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.32
$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.19
$3.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.08
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$127
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.9
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.2
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.24
$3.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.3
$16.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.5
$49
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$398
$136
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4708
$6789

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$530
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$646
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$524
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$439
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$405
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$441
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$424
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$536
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$557
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$571
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$557
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$452
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$542
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$493
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$600
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$654
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$547
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$622
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$493
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$556
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$706
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$762
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$581
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$805
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$600
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$840
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$553
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$748
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$871
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$543
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$498
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$599
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$677
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$449
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$819
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$575
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$446
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$747
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$539