Mecca vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mecca	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$979	$840
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2659	$1956
🏠 One person rent	$371	$405
🏘️ Family rent	$905	$721
🍽️ Food expenses	$293	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$220	$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1646	$191
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	68 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	42	29
😀 Quality of life	54	36
🏙️ Population	2.43M	159K

The cost of living in Mecca is 17% more expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 5632nd and 6298th ($979 vs $840) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 2nd in Saudi Arabia and Cape Verde, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Cape Verde comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Mecca compared to 0.2 months in Praia. Mecca ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 5982nd and 7365th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mecca vs Praia

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	Mecca	Praia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.96	$5.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.2	$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.05	$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$2.07
☕ Cappuccino	$3.31	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$260	$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$263	$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$743	$821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$783	$460
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.8	$92.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.9	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.1	$45.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.62%	8.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1496	$1102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1212	$879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.32	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.67	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.82	$18.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.22	$4.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$3.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$3.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.37	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.88	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.6	$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.21	$3.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.08	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.45	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$103	$25.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.1	$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.18	$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.4	$32.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.4	$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$398	$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4682	$2887

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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 Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$838
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$865
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1114
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1046
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1052
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$507
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$960
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$552
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$477
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$998
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$970
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1000
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$647
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$675
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$827
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$964
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$804
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$998
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1061
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$998
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$1346
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$1019
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$1278
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$1272
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$1007
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1612
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1558
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1287
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1665
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1361
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1371
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$523
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1268
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$569
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$487
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$559
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$490
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$491