Mecca vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Mecca	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$940	$2477
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2316	$5984
🏠 One person rent	$350	$1542
🏘️ Family rent	$622	$2792
🍽️ Food expenses	$290	$647
🚐 Transport expenses	$205	$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1656	$4931
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	68 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	41	82
😀 Quality of life	53	89
🏙️ Population	2.43M	468K

The cost of living in Mecca is 62% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 6019th and 806th ($940 vs $2477) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 719th 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 1.8 months in Mecca compared to 2 months in Raleigh. Mecca ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Raleigh ranked 49th in the United States, while ranked 6051st and 202nd 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	$5.18	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.7	$77.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.67	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.59	$6.03
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$2.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$251	$1570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$1231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$775	$2956
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$423	$2331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.5	$166
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59	$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.9	$77.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.54%	6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1493	$7431
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1201	$3484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$2.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.7	$61.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.5	$4.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$4.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.63	$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.73	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.21	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$5.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$5.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$5.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.39	$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.82	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$2.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.53	$7.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.22	$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$4.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$103	$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.8	$158
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.23	$23.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.7	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.1	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$363	$1530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4675	$22229

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Cities near Mecca

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Jeddah	$1123
329 km or 204 mi	Bisha	$895
338 km or 210 mi	Port Sudan	$1096
339 km or 211 mi	Medina	$853
350 km or 218 mi	Yanbu	$837
354 km or 220 mi	Bareq	$895
453 km or 282 mi	Abha	$915
606 km or 377 mi	As Sulayyil	$1021
620 km or 385 mi	Ar Rass	$828
628 km or 390 mi	Najran	$934
642 km or 399 mi	Al Wajh	$879
644 km or 400 mi	Keren	$491
648 km or 403 mi	Sa'dah	$488
649 km or 403 mi	Massawa	$492
670 km or 416 mi	Unaizah	$940
684 km or 425 mi	Asmara	$524
703 km or 437 mi	Ha'il	$944
735 km or 457 mi	Mendefera	$490
738 km or 458 mi	Atbara	$1094
756 km or 470 mi	Kassala	$988
769 km or 478 mi	Aswan	$324
790 km or 491 mi	Riyadh	$1586
807 km or 501 mi	Al Hudaydah	$513
818 km or 508 mi	Sanaa	$550
842 km or 523 mi	Sayyan	$491
842 km or 523 mi	Tabuk	$988
873 km or 542 mi	Luxor	$314
884 km or 549 mi	Mekelle	$686
884 km or 549 mi	Zabid	$489
890 km or 553 mi	Hurghada	$278
895 km or 556 mi	Qena	$333
904 km or 562 mi	Dhamar	$491
909 km or 565 mi	El Gouna	$294
912 km or 567 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$499
933 km or 580 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$821
947 km or 588 mi	El-Gadarif	$935
948 km or 589 mi	Ibb	$504
951 km or 591 mi	Sakakah	$806
951 km or 591 mi	Dahab	$393
979 km or 608 mi	Taiz	$514

Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2278
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2383
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1859
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2228
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2217
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2137
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2158
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2146
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2212
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2141
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2105
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2057
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$2043
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1697
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2122
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2054
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2110
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1791
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2012
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2099
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2060
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2026
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$2110
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2094
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2162
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2076
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2105
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$1882
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$1972
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1917
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2081
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2119
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1705
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2146
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$2022
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2135
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2299
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2194
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2288
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1753