Mecca vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Mecca	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1107	$2448
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2620	$5605
🏠 One person rent	$472	$1473
🏘️ Family rent	$791	$2303
🍽️ Food expenses	$296	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$239	$226
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1156	$4181
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	68 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	41	94
😀 Quality of life	58	96
🏙️ Population	2.43M	2.14M

The cost of living in Mecca is 55% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 5028th and 978th ($1107 vs $2448) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 6th in Saudi Arabia and Australia, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Mecca compared to 1.7 months in Perth. Mecca ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Perth ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 6123rd and 10th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mecca vs Perth

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	Mecca	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.49	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.3	$74.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.01	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.6	$8.55
☕ Cappuccino	$3.14	$4.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$283	$1621
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$384	$1228
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$509	$2691
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$699	$1923
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.9	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.5	$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.9	$56.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.85%	5.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1701	$6285
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1402	$4935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$2.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.4	$88
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.3	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.76	$5.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.64	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.71	$8.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$4.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$3.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$3.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.37	$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.86	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$4.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.39	$22.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.27	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.98	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$3.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$104	$47.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.4	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.7	$66.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.23	$24.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.2	$81
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.7	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$398	$2141
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4622	$15409

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Cities near Mecca

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Jeddah	$1209
329 km or 204 mi	Bisha	$906
338 km or 210 mi	Port Sudan	$964
339 km or 211 mi	Medina	$1168
350 km or 218 mi	Yanbu	$795
354 km or 220 mi	Bareq	$893
453 km or 282 mi	Abha	$902
606 km or 377 mi	As Sulayyil	$1005
620 km or 385 mi	Ar Rass	$815
628 km or 390 mi	Najran	$865
642 km or 399 mi	Al Wajh	$942
644 km or 400 mi	Keren	$498
648 km or 403 mi	Sa'dah	$491
649 km or 403 mi	Massawa	$497
670 km or 416 mi	Unaizah	$931
684 km or 425 mi	Asmara	$531
703 km or 437 mi	Ha'il	$775
735 km or 457 mi	Mendefera	$498
738 km or 458 mi	Atbara	$1104
756 km or 470 mi	Kassala	$931
769 km or 478 mi	Aswan	$369
790 km or 491 mi	Riyadh	$1632
807 km or 501 mi	Al Hudaydah	$515
818 km or 508 mi	Sanaa	$551
842 km or 523 mi	Sayyan	$492
842 km or 523 mi	Tabuk	$1074
873 km or 542 mi	Luxor	$385
884 km or 549 mi	Mekelle	$810
884 km or 549 mi	Zabid	$491
890 km or 553 mi	Hurghada	$354
895 km or 556 mi	Qena	$448
904 km or 562 mi	Dhamar	$494
909 km or 565 mi	El Gouna	$360
912 km or 567 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$598
933 km or 580 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$790
947 km or 588 mi	El-Gadarif	$858
948 km or 589 mi	Ibb	$504
951 km or 591 mi	Sakakah	$776
951 km or 591 mi	Dahab	$479
979 km or 608 mi	Taiz	$514

Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1838
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2219
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$2016
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2025
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1618
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1590
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2338
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1904
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$527
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$496
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$409
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$822
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1175
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1604
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$593
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1487
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1861
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2217
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$439
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$379
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1906
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1822
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1928
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$408
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$476
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$453
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$459
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2496
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1829
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$514
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$513
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$419
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1894