Mecca vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mecca Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1032
$331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2465
$799
🏠 One person rent
$394
$128
🏘️ Family rent
$622
$227
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$119
🚐 Transport expenses
$219
$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1784
$138
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
68 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
41
67
😀 Quality of life
54
35
🏙️ Population
1.68M
2.1M

The cost of living in Mecca is 212% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 5103rd and 9155th ($1032 vs $331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 11th in Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Mecca compared to 0.4 months in Rawalpindi. Mecca ranked 8th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Rawalpindi ranked 8th in Pakistan, while ranked 6051st and 7850th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mecca Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.11
$1.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.5
$8.01
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.92
$3.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$1.36
☕ Cappuccino
$3.4
$1.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$275
$90.1
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$275
$71.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$690
$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$424
$136
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.9
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.6
$60.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.4
$12.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.07%
20.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1443
$714
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1095
$274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.02
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$99.4
$10.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.1
$6.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$0.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.72
$1.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.79
$3.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$3.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$3.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$0.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.89
$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.32
$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.19
$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$1.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.08
$0.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$127
$7.87
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.9
$3.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.2
$4.55
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.24
$1.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.3
$12.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.5
$43.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$398
$36
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4708
$1496

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1100
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$938
338 km or 210 mi Port Sudan
$1361
339 km or 211 mi Medina
$892
350 km or 218 mi Yanbu
$844
354 km or 220 mi Bareq
$920
453 km or 282 mi Abha
$923
606 km or 377 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
620 km or 385 mi Ar Rass
$860
628 km or 390 mi Najran
$1047
642 km or 399 mi Al Wajh
$879
644 km or 400 mi Keren
$466
648 km or 403 mi Sa'dah
$467
649 km or 403 mi Massawa
$467
670 km or 416 mi Unaizah
$1013
684 km or 425 mi Asmara
$498
703 km or 437 mi Ha'il
$996
735 km or 457 mi Mendefera
$466
738 km or 458 mi Atbara
$1095
756 km or 470 mi Kassala
$1061
769 km or 478 mi Aswan
$280
790 km or 491 mi Riyadh
$1642
807 km or 501 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
818 km or 508 mi Sanaa
$523
842 km or 523 mi Sayyan
$467
842 km or 523 mi Tabuk
$1000
873 km or 542 mi Luxor
$404
884 km or 549 mi Mekelle
$800
884 km or 549 mi Zabid
$466
890 km or 553 mi Hurghada
$434
895 km or 556 mi Qena
$443
904 km or 562 mi Dhamar
$470
909 km or 565 mi El Gouna
$440
912 km or 567 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
933 km or 580 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
947 km or 588 mi El-Gadarif
$959
948 km or 589 mi Ibb
$481
951 km or 591 mi Sakakah
$854
951 km or 591 mi Dahab
$625
979 km or 608 mi Taiz
$490

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Islamabad
$389
40 km or 25 mi Wah
$238
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$278
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$335
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$281
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$311
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$277
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$307
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$352
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$393
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$330
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$303
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$298
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$399
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$240
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$344
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$268
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$337
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$289
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$386
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$347
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$364
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$337
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$260
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$508
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$399
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$423
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$290
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$394
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$449
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$567
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$328
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$338
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$448
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$307
430 km or 267 mi Ghazni
$455
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$401
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$282