Mecca vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mecca Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$940
$2357
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2316
$5959
🏠 One person rent
$350
$1338
🏘️ Family rent
$622
$2858
🍽️ Food expenses
$290
$620
🚐 Transport expenses
$205
$261
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1656
$3414
😷 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 6019th and 998th ($940 vs $2357) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th 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 6051st and 22nd 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
$5.18
$19.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.7
$69.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.67
$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$8.18
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$4.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$1451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$1077
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$3334
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$423
$2404
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.5
$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59
$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69.9
$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.54%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1493
$13808
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1201
$9821
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.33
$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$99.7
$94.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16
$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$2.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.63
$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$21.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.21
$16.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$3.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$2.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.82
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.53
$13.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.22
$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$3.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$103
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.4
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.8
$30.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.23
$20
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.7
$109
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.1
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$363
$792
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4675
$18941

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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
$895
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
$915
606 km or 377 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
620 km or 385 mi Ar Rass
$828
628 km or 390 mi Najran
$934
642 km or 399 mi Al Wajh
$879
644 km or 400 mi Keren
$491
648 km or 403 mi Sa'dah
$488
649 km or 403 mi Massawa
$492
670 km or 416 mi Unaizah
$940
684 km or 425 mi Asmara
$524
703 km or 437 mi Ha'il
$944
735 km or 457 mi Mendefera
$490
738 km or 458 mi Atbara
$1094
756 km or 470 mi Kassala
$988
769 km or 478 mi Aswan
$324
790 km or 491 mi Riyadh
$1586
807 km or 501 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
818 km or 508 mi Sanaa
$550
842 km or 523 mi Sayyan
$491
842 km or 523 mi Tabuk
$988
873 km or 542 mi Luxor
$314
884 km or 549 mi Mekelle
$686
884 km or 549 mi Zabid
$489
890 km or 553 mi Hurghada
$278
895 km or 556 mi Qena
$333
904 km or 562 mi Dhamar
$491
909 km or 565 mi El Gouna
$294
912 km or 567 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
933 km or 580 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
947 km or 588 mi El-Gadarif
$935
948 km or 589 mi Ibb
$504
951 km or 591 mi Sakakah
$806
951 km or 591 mi Dahab
$393
979 km or 608 mi Taiz
$514

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Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$1414
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1755
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1743
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2226
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$1943
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$1558
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2158
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$1984
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1659
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1799
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$1905
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1725
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1630
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1701
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1826
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1686
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1682
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1691
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1669
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1894
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1699
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1628
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1309
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1532
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1423
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1643
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1312
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1397
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1370
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1320
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1195
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1221
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1244
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1448
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1262
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1607
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1349
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1474
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1286
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1395