Mecca vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mecca	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$979	$2267
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2659	$5517
🏠 One person rent	$371	$1318
🏘️ Family rent	$905	$2636
🍽️ Food expenses	$293	$562
🚐 Transport expenses	$220	$253
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1646	$3146
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	68 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	42	99
😀 Quality of life	54	95
🏙️ Population	2.43M	2.15M

The cost of living in Mecca is 57% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 5632nd and 1222nd ($979 vs $2267) 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 1.7 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 5982nd 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	$4.96	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.2	$61.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.05	$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$7.55
☕ Cappuccino	$3.31	$4.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$3.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$260	$1388
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$263	$1086
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$743	$3084
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$783	$2210
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.8	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.9	$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.1	$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.62%	3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1496	$12726
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1212	$8943
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.32	$2.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$90.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.67	$5.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.82	$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.22	$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.37	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.88	$9.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.6	$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.21	$4.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.08	$2.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.45	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$103	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.1	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.18	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.4	$109
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.4	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$398	$738
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4682	$16193

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Cities near Mecca

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Jeddah	$1146
329 km or 204 mi	Bisha	$905
338 km or 210 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
339 km or 211 mi	Medina	$1215
350 km or 218 mi	Yanbu	$829
354 km or 220 mi	Bareq	$902
453 km or 282 mi	Abha	$910
606 km or 377 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
620 km or 385 mi	Ar Rass	$861
628 km or 390 mi	Najran	$937
642 km or 399 mi	Al Wajh	$961
644 km or 400 mi	Keren	$488
648 km or 403 mi	Sa'dah	$482
649 km or 403 mi	Massawa	$486
670 km or 416 mi	Unaizah	$969
684 km or 425 mi	Asmara	$520
703 km or 437 mi	Ha'il	$846
735 km or 457 mi	Mendefera	$487
738 km or 458 mi	Atbara	$1131
756 km or 470 mi	Kassala	$1006
769 km or 478 mi	Aswan	$329
790 km or 491 mi	Riyadh	$1637
807 km or 501 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
818 km or 508 mi	Sanaa	$546
842 km or 523 mi	Sayyan	$481
842 km or 523 mi	Tabuk	$1078
873 km or 542 mi	Luxor	$335
884 km or 549 mi	Mekelle	$662
884 km or 549 mi	Zabid	$482
890 km or 553 mi	Hurghada	$342
895 km or 556 mi	Qena	$362
904 km or 562 mi	Dhamar	$486
909 km or 565 mi	El Gouna	$336
912 km or 567 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
933 km or 580 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
947 km or 588 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
948 km or 589 mi	Ibb	$496
951 km or 591 mi	Sakakah	$781
951 km or 591 mi	Dahab	$381
979 km or 608 mi	Taiz	$507

Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$1276
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1693
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1672
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2123
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$1861
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1449
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2081
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$1891
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1619
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1726
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1813
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1660
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1543
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1637
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1752
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1603
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1638
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1621
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1582
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1844
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1653
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1596
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1278
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1439
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1317
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1754
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1230
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1343
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1403
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1202
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1182
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1159
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1192
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1329
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1126
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1458
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1169
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1382
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1219
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1293