Mecca vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Mecca	Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1162	$2524
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2741	$5942
🏠 One person rent	$517	$1595
🏘️ Family rent	$883	$2783
🍽️ Food expenses	$307	$627
🚐 Transport expenses	$239	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1341	$4436
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	68 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	42	78
😀 Quality of life	57	90
🏙️ Population	2.43M	689K

The cost of living in Mecca is 54% less expensive than in Nashville. Cities ranked 4793rd and 832nd ($1162 vs $2524) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 741st in Saudi Arabia and the United States, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Mecca compared to 1.8 months in Nashville. Mecca ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Nashville ranked 65th in the United States, while ranked 6119th and 218th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mecca vs Nashville

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	Mecca	Nashville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.79	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.5	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.94	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$6.67
☕ Cappuccino	$3.12	$6.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.78	$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$244	$1625
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$448	$1357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$2958
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$828	$2433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.8	$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71	$67.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.46%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1493	$3558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1216	$3104
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$62.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23	$20.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$3.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$3.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.78	$4.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.79	$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$3.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$5.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$3.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$1.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.39	$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.85	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$3.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.36	$8.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.19	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$5.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.08	$4.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$104	$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.5	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.9	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.24	$27.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.4	$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.5	$98.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$400	$1244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4655	$30339

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Cities near Mecca

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Jeddah	$1155
329 km or 204 mi	Bisha	$918
338 km or 210 mi	Port Sudan	$964
339 km or 211 mi	Medina	$1182
350 km or 218 mi	Yanbu	$791
354 km or 220 mi	Bareq	$903
453 km or 282 mi	Abha	$911
606 km or 377 mi	As Sulayyil	$1008
620 km or 385 mi	Ar Rass	$862
628 km or 390 mi	Najran	$860
642 km or 399 mi	Al Wajh	$940
644 km or 400 mi	Keren	$500
648 km or 403 mi	Sa'dah	$498
649 km or 403 mi	Massawa	$499
670 km or 416 mi	Unaizah	$967
684 km or 425 mi	Asmara	$533
703 km or 437 mi	Ha'il	$825
735 km or 457 mi	Mendefera	$498
738 km or 458 mi	Atbara	$1116
756 km or 470 mi	Kassala	$971
769 km or 478 mi	Aswan	$348
790 km or 491 mi	Riyadh	$1627
807 km or 501 mi	Al Hudaydah	$522
818 km or 508 mi	Sanaa	$560
842 km or 523 mi	Sayyan	$498
842 km or 523 mi	Tabuk	$1069
873 km or 542 mi	Luxor	$365
884 km or 549 mi	Mekelle	$826
884 km or 549 mi	Zabid	$499
890 km or 553 mi	Hurghada	$346
895 km or 556 mi	Qena	$428
904 km or 562 mi	Dhamar	$500
909 km or 565 mi	El Gouna	$354
912 km or 567 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$589
933 km or 580 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$791
947 km or 588 mi	El-Gadarif	$925
948 km or 589 mi	Ibb	$512
951 km or 591 mi	Sakakah	$769
951 km or 591 mi	Dahab	$517
979 km or 608 mi	Taiz	$522

Cities near Nashville

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Brentwood	$2563
22 km or 14 mi	Hendersonville	$2399
25 km or 15 mi	Mount Juliet	$2382
26 km or 16 mi	La Vergne	$2385
27 km or 17 mi	Franklin	$2855
31 km or 19 mi	Smyrna	$2304
38 km or 24 mi	Gallatin	$2339
41 km or 26 mi	Lebanon	$2304
47 km or 29 mi	Spring Hill	$2609
50 km or 31 mi	Murfreesboro	$2075
66 km or 41 mi	Columbia	$2041
66 km or 41 mi	Clarksville	$2165
81 km or 50 mi	Shelbyville	$2268
96 km or 59 mi	Bowling Green	$1763
99 km or 62 mi	Hopkinsville	$1830
114 km or 71 mi	Tompkinsville	$1810
115 km or 71 mi	Cookeville	$2113
146 km or 91 mi	Murray	$1818
154 km or 95 mi	Athens	$1889
161 km or 100 mi	Madison	$2002
162 km or 101 mi	Huntsville	$1969
169 km or 105 mi	Florence	$1404
177 km or 110 mi	Decatur	$1828
180 km or 112 mi	Owensboro	$1647
185 km or 115 mi	Chattanooga	$2190
189 km or 118 mi	Elizabethtown	$1724
191 km or 119 mi	East Ridge	$2191
193 km or 120 mi	Jackson	$1635
193 km or 120 mi	Paducah	$1710
199 km or 124 mi	Henderson	$1799
200 km or 124 mi	Radcliff	$1883
205 km or 127 mi	Cleveland	$2129
213 km or 132 mi	Evansville	$2164
218 km or 135 mi	Albertville	$1774
219 km or 136 mi	Somerset	$1338
226 km or 140 mi	Dalton	$1600
227 km or 141 mi	Oak Ridge	$1280
234 km or 145 mi	Dyersburg	$2034
237 km or 147 mi	Farragut	$1807
250 km or 155 mi	Gadsden	$1508