Mecca vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mecca Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1107
$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2620
$3539
🏠 One person rent
$472
$946
🏘️ Family rent
$791
$1446
🍽️ Food expenses
$296
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$239
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1156
$2285
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
68 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
41
70
😀 Quality of life
58
78
🏙️ Population
2.43M
7.01M

The cost of living in Mecca is 32% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 5028th and 3529th ($1107 vs $1632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Saudi Arabia.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Mecca compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Ranked 9th vs 1st best cities to live in Saudi Arabia, and 6123rd vs 879th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mecca vs Riyadh

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Mecca Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.49
$8.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.3
$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.6
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$3.14
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$283
$1000
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$763
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$509
$1845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$699
$1133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.9
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.5
$98.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69.9
$72.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.85%
5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1701
$2922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1402
$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.33
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$99.4
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.3
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.77
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.76
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.64
$8.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.71
$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.86
$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.39
$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.27
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$5.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$104
$93.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.4
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.7
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.23
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.2
$57
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.7
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$398
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4622
$9443

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Distance City Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi Jeddah
$1209
329 km or 204 mi Bisha
$906
338 km or 210 mi Port Sudan
$964
339 km or 211 mi Medina
$1168
350 km or 218 mi Yanbu
$795
354 km or 220 mi Bareq
$893
453 km or 282 mi Abha
$902
606 km or 377 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
620 km or 385 mi Ar Rass
$815
628 km or 390 mi Najran
$865
642 km or 399 mi Al Wajh
$942
644 km or 400 mi Keren
$498
648 km or 403 mi Sa'dah
$491
649 km or 403 mi Massawa
$497
670 km or 416 mi Unaizah
$931
684 km or 425 mi Asmara
$531
703 km or 437 mi Ha'il
$775
735 km or 457 mi Mendefera
$498
738 km or 458 mi Atbara
$1104
756 km or 470 mi Kassala
$931
769 km or 478 mi Aswan
$369
790 km or 491 mi Riyadh
$1632
807 km or 501 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
818 km or 508 mi Sanaa
$551
842 km or 523 mi Sayyan
$492
842 km or 523 mi Tabuk
$1074
873 km or 542 mi Luxor
$385
884 km or 549 mi Mekelle
$810
884 km or 549 mi Zabid
$491
890 km or 553 mi Hurghada
$354
895 km or 556 mi Qena
$448
904 km or 562 mi Dhamar
$494
909 km or 565 mi El Gouna
$360
912 km or 567 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
933 km or 580 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
947 km or 588 mi El-Gadarif
$858
948 km or 589 mi Ibb
$504
951 km or 591 mi Sakakah
$776
951 km or 591 mi Dahab
$479
979 km or 608 mi Taiz
$514

Cities near Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$931
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$815
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$931
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1037
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$823
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1109
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1192
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1309
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2014
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1923
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1461
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$775
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$711
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$707
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$465
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$556
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$551
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$906
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$489
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$664
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1168
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$523
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$492
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$581
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$571
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1107
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$565
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$893
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$545
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$487