Mecca vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Mecca	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$940	$2358
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2318	$5953
🏠 One person rent	$349	$1336
🏘️ Family rent	$620	$2846
🍽️ Food expenses	$290	$620
🚐 Transport expenses	$206	$264
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1648	$3363
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	68 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	41	99
😀 Quality of life	53	95
🏙️ Population	2.43M	2.15M

The cost of living in Mecca is 60% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 6020th and 1000th ($940 vs $2358) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in Saudi Arabia and France, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Mecca compared to 1.4 months in Paris. Mecca ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 6053rd and 25th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mecca vs Paris

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	Mecca	Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.14	$19.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.7	$68.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.63	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.59	$8.13
☕ Cappuccino	$3.23	$5.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$4.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$249	$1441
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$1077
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$776	$3357
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$421	$2378
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.9	$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59	$241
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.7	$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.58%	3.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1498	$13765
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1211	$9793
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$2.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$100	$96.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$2.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.5	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.6	$5.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.8	$21.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$16.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$23.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$3.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$3.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.37	$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.87	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$2.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.58	$13.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.24	$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.08	$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.46	$2.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$102	$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.2	$30.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.18	$19.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.6	$111
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$367	$794
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4671	$18803

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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	$894
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	$919
606 km or 377 mi	As Sulayyil	$1026
620 km or 385 mi	Ar Rass	$833
628 km or 390 mi	Najran	$933
642 km or 399 mi	Al Wajh	$881
644 km or 400 mi	Keren	$491
648 km or 403 mi	Sa'dah	$490
649 km or 403 mi	Massawa	$490
670 km or 416 mi	Unaizah	$941
684 km or 425 mi	Asmara	$524
703 km or 437 mi	Ha'il	$949
735 km or 457 mi	Mendefera	$491
738 km or 458 mi	Atbara	$1091
756 km or 470 mi	Kassala	$987
769 km or 478 mi	Aswan	$325
790 km or 491 mi	Riyadh	$1588
807 km or 501 mi	Al Hudaydah	$513
818 km or 508 mi	Sanaa	$551
842 km or 523 mi	Sayyan	$487
842 km or 523 mi	Tabuk	$989
873 km or 542 mi	Luxor	$315
884 km or 549 mi	Mekelle	$686
884 km or 549 mi	Zabid	$490
890 km or 553 mi	Hurghada	$278
895 km or 556 mi	Qena	$334
904 km or 562 mi	Dhamar	$491
909 km or 565 mi	El Gouna	$294
912 km or 567 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$498
933 km or 580 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$821
947 km or 588 mi	El-Gadarif	$933
948 km or 589 mi	Ibb	$503
951 km or 591 mi	Sakakah	$806
951 km or 591 mi	Dahab	$394
979 km or 608 mi	Taiz	$513

Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$1420
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1760
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1753
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2221
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$1952
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1555
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2148
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$1984
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1656
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1798
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1913
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1725
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1631
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1706
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1832
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1687
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1683
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1668
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1891
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1699
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1629
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1317
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1531
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1420
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1645
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1307
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1392
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1374
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1316
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1195
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1219
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1249
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1444
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1267
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1606
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1354
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1475
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1288
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1394