Mecca vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mecca	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$979	$2075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2659	$4845
🏠 One person rent	$371	$1197
🏘️ Family rent	$905	$1925
🍽️ Food expenses	$293	$531
🚐 Transport expenses	$220	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1646	$3655
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	68 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	42	93
😀 Quality of life	54	98
🏙️ Population	2.43M	2.14M

The cost of living in Mecca is 53% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 5632nd and 1654th ($979 vs $2075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 7th in Saudi Arabia and Australia, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Mecca compared to 1.8 months in Perth. Mecca ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Perth ranked 3rd in Australia, while ranked 5982nd and 6th 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	$4.96	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.2	$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.05	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$8.05
☕ Cappuccino	$3.31	$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$260	$1325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$263	$991
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$743	$2282
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$783	$1602
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.8	$91.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.9	$139
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.1	$47.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.62%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1496	$4862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1212	$3869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.32	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$20.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.67	$4.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.82	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.22	$9.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$3.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$1.04
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.37	$2.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.88	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$4.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.6	$20.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.21	$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.08	$2.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.45	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$103	$40.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.1	$55.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.18	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.4	$70.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.4	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$398	$1852
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4682	$11252

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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 Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1643
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$1971
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1585
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1730
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1440
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1431
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$1978
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1691
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$509
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$497
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$355
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$845
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1267
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1390
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$597
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1291
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1617
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1981
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$453
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$365
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1669
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1625
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1691
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$410
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$614
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$464
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$510
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2194
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1620
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$503
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1671
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$501
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$486
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$505
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1645