Mecca vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mecca Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$940
$376
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2318
$904
🏠 One person rent
$349
$144
🏘️ Family rent
$620
$242
🍽️ Food expenses
$290
$125
🚐 Transport expenses
$206
$56.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1648
$188
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
68 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
41
67
😀 Quality of life
53
31
🏙️ Population
2.43M
2.1M

The cost of living in Mecca is 150% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 6020th and 9038th ($940 vs $376) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 7th in Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Mecca compared to 0.5 months in Rawalpindi. Mecca ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Rawalpindi ranked 6th in Pakistan, while ranked 6053rd and 7949th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mecca Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.14
$1.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.7
$9.22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.63
$3.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$2.04
☕ Cappuccino
$3.23
$1.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$77.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$776
$253
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$421
$136
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.9
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59
$68.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69.7
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.58%
19.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1498
$815
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1211
$482
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.33
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$100
$11.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$6.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.6
$1.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.8
$5.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.2
$3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$4.23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$0.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.87
$4.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.58
$1.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.24
$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.96
$1.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.08
$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.46
$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$102
$7.38
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.4
$3.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.2
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.18
$2.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.6
$12.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62
$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$367
$31
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4671
$1014

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1123
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$894
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
$919
606 km or 377 mi As Sulayyil
$1026
620 km or 385 mi Ar Rass
$833
628 km or 390 mi Najran
$933
642 km or 399 mi Al Wajh
$881
644 km or 400 mi Keren
$491
648 km or 403 mi Sa'dah
$490
649 km or 403 mi Massawa
$490
670 km or 416 mi Unaizah
$941
684 km or 425 mi Asmara
$524
703 km or 437 mi Ha'il
$949
735 km or 457 mi Mendefera
$491
738 km or 458 mi Atbara
$1091
756 km or 470 mi Kassala
$987
769 km or 478 mi Aswan
$325
790 km or 491 mi Riyadh
$1588
807 km or 501 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
818 km or 508 mi Sanaa
$551
842 km or 523 mi Sayyan
$487
842 km or 523 mi Tabuk
$989
873 km or 542 mi Luxor
$315
884 km or 549 mi Mekelle
$686
884 km or 549 mi Zabid
$490
890 km or 553 mi Hurghada
$278
895 km or 556 mi Qena
$334
904 km or 562 mi Dhamar
$491
909 km or 565 mi El Gouna
$294
912 km or 567 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$498
933 km or 580 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
947 km or 588 mi El-Gadarif
$933
948 km or 589 mi Ibb
$503
951 km or 591 mi Sakakah
$806
951 km or 591 mi Dahab
$394
979 km or 608 mi Taiz
$513

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Islamabad
$439
40 km or 25 mi Wah
$323
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$329
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$371
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$276
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$353
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$330
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$375
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$338
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$388
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$453
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$381
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$338
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$345
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$280
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$373
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$308
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$374
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$320
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$405
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$358
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$292
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$346
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$311
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$503
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$408
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$441
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$310
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$377
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$470
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$598
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$360
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$361
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$431
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$371
430 km or 267 mi Ghazni
$476
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$398
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$285