Mecca vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Mecca	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1162	$1014
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2741	$2500
🏠 One person rent	$517	$544
🏘️ Family rent	$883	$932
🍽️ Food expenses	$307	$335
🚐 Transport expenses	$239	$32.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1341	$944
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	68 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	42	7
😀 Quality of life	57	57
🏙️ Population	2.43M	77.6K

The cost of living in Mecca is 15% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 4793rd and 5469th ($1162 vs $1014) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Saudi Arabia and Thailand, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Mecca compared to 0.9 months in Phuket. Mecca ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Phuket ranked 5th in Thailand, while ranked 6119th and 6129th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mecca vs Phuket

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	Mecca	Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.79	$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.5	$41.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.94	$9.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$2.15
☕ Cappuccino	$3.12	$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.78	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$244	$595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$448	$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$1073
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$828	$738
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.8	$71.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.46%	5.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1493	$4256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1216	$2916
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$23.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23	$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.78	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.79	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.39	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.85	$21.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.36	$4.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.19	$3.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$2.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.08	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$104	$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.5	$8.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.9	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.24	$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.4	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.5	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$400	$612
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4655	$14328

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Cities near Mecca

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Jeddah	$1155
329 km or 204 mi	Bisha	$918
338 km or 210 mi	Port Sudan	$964
339 km or 211 mi	Medina	$1182
350 km or 218 mi	Yanbu	$791
354 km or 220 mi	Bareq	$903
453 km or 282 mi	Abha	$911
606 km or 377 mi	As Sulayyil	$1008
620 km or 385 mi	Ar Rass	$862
628 km or 390 mi	Najran	$860
642 km or 399 mi	Al Wajh	$940
644 km or 400 mi	Keren	$500
648 km or 403 mi	Sa'dah	$498
649 km or 403 mi	Massawa	$499
670 km or 416 mi	Unaizah	$967
684 km or 425 mi	Asmara	$533
703 km or 437 mi	Ha'il	$825
735 km or 457 mi	Mendefera	$498
738 km or 458 mi	Atbara	$1116
756 km or 470 mi	Kassala	$971
769 km or 478 mi	Aswan	$348
790 km or 491 mi	Riyadh	$1627
807 km or 501 mi	Al Hudaydah	$522
818 km or 508 mi	Sanaa	$560
842 km or 523 mi	Sayyan	$498
842 km or 523 mi	Tabuk	$1069
873 km or 542 mi	Luxor	$365
884 km or 549 mi	Mekelle	$826
884 km or 549 mi	Zabid	$499
890 km or 553 mi	Hurghada	$346
895 km or 556 mi	Qena	$428
904 km or 562 mi	Dhamar	$500
909 km or 565 mi	El Gouna	$354
912 km or 567 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$589
933 km or 580 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$791
947 km or 588 mi	El-Gadarif	$925
948 km or 589 mi	Ibb	$512
951 km or 591 mi	Sakakah	$769
951 km or 591 mi	Dahab	$517
979 km or 608 mi	Taiz	$522

Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$773
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$854
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$807
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$593
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$810
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$756
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$592
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$592
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$741
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$570
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$812
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$509
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$423
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$653
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$754
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$701
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$449
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$552
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$386
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$657
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$466
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$460
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$553
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$654
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$724
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$472
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$488
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$534
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$787
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$812
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$704
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$681
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$708
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$731
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$866