Mecca vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mecca	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$979	$2388
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2659	$5530
🏠 One person rent	$371	$1484
🏘️ Family rent	$905	$2447
🍽️ Food expenses	$293	$625
🚐 Transport expenses	$220	$94.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1646	$4749
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	68 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	42	82
😀 Quality of life	54	88
🏙️ Population	2.43M	468K

The cost of living in Mecca is 59% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 5632nd and 972nd ($979 vs $2388) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 892nd in Saudi Arabia and the United States, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Mecca compared to 2 months in Raleigh. Mecca ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Raleigh ranked 51st in the United States, while ranked 5982nd and 221st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mecca vs Raleigh

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	Mecca	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.96	$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.2	$75.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.05	$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$5.88
☕ Cappuccino	$3.31	$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$260	$1468
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$263	$1216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$743	$2614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$783	$2029
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.8	$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.9	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.1	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.62%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1496	$6077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1212	$2879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.32	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$58.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$3.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.67	$3.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.82	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.22	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$6.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$7.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$6.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$1.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.37	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.88	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$2.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.6	$7.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.21	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.08	$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.45	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$103	$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.1	$158
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.18	$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.4	$52
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.4	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$398	$1481
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4682	$21914

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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 Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2281
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2616
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1836
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2229
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2335
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2315
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2290
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2140
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2309
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2169
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2184
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2073
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$2052
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1733
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2144
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2100
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2091
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1764
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2011
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2117
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2076
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2014
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1934
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2058
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2169
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2100
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2136
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2098
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$1952
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1819
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2117
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2136
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1752
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2147
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1976
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2144
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2332
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2182
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2269
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1682