Mecca vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mecca Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$979
$401
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2659
$1010
🏠 One person rent
$371
$150
🏘️ Family rent
$905
$317
🍽️ Food expenses
$293
$163
🚐 Transport expenses
$220
$42.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1646
$170
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
68 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
42
68
😀 Quality of life
54
46
🏙️ Population
2.43M
2.1M

The cost of living in Mecca is 144% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 5632nd and 8953rd ($979 vs $401) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 5th 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 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Rawalpindi ranked 4th in Pakistan, while ranked 5982nd and 6500th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mecca Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.96
$1.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.2
$13.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.05
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$3.31
$1.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$260
$113
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$263
$58
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$743
$341
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$783
$169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$63.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.9
$97.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.1
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.62%
19.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1496
$747
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1212
$421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.32
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$101
$9.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.82
$6.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.22
$3.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$4.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$0.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.88
$25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.6
$1.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.21
$0.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$1.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.08
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.45
$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$103
$10.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.4
$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.1
$12.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.18
$2.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.4
$10.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.4
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$398
$37.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4682
$1075

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$1146
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Islamabad
$442
40 km or 25 mi Wah
$382
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$354
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$366
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$355
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$273
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$364
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$373
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$379
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$346
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$354
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$458
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$380
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$281
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$287
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$308
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$389
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$321
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$374
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$306
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$411
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$303
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$292
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$342
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$305
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$383
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$355
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$366
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$300
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$358
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$386
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$474
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$361
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$356
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$441
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$392
430 km or 267 mi Ghazni
$389
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$297
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$369
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$272