Mecca vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mecca	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$979	$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2659	$3111
🏠 One person rent	$371	$519
🏘️ Family rent	$905	$1664
🍽️ Food expenses	$293	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$220	$29.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1646	$718
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	68 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	42	7
😀 Quality of life	54	53
🏙️ Population	2.43M	77.6K

The cost of living in Mecca is 4% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 5632nd and 5827th ($979 vs $940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 2nd in Saudi Arabia and Thailand, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Mecca compared to 0.8 months in Phuket. Mecca ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Phuket ranked 7th in Thailand, while ranked 5982nd and 6063rd 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	$4.96	$5.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.2	$36
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.05	$7.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$2.68
☕ Cappuccino	$3.31	$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$260	$504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$263	$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$743	$1891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$783	$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.8	$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.9	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.1	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.62%	6.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1496	$4059
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1212	$2821
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.32	$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.67	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.82	$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.22	$3.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.37	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.88	$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.6	$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.21	$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.08	$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.45	$1.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$103	$56.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.1	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.18	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.4	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.4	$98.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$398	$723
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4682	$13013

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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 Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$792
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$782
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$772
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$563
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$763
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$719
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$560
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$570
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$705
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$536
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$777
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$490
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$435
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$605
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$620
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$619
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$461
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$695
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$398
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$628
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$481
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$470
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$576
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$656
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$752
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$781
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$670
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$645
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$677
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810