Mecca vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mecca Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1031
$1628
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2436
$3587
🏠 One person rent
$438
$936
🏘️ Family rent
$727
$1460
🍽️ Food expenses
$276
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$224
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1083
$2284
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
41
70
😀 Quality of life
57
78
🏙️ Population
2.43M
7.01M

The cost of living in Mecca is 37% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 5338th and 3485th ($1031 vs $1628) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Saudi Arabia.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Mecca compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Ranked 9th vs 1st best cities to live in Saudi Arabia, and 6151st vs 899th 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
$7.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27
$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.64
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$3.13
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$329
$999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$329
$757
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$580
$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$600
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.2
$57.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.5
$87.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.5
$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.28%
5.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1938
$3071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1617
$1929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.34
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$100
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.3
$9.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.97
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.13
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.59
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.17
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.45
$5.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$104
$89.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.8
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.18
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.5
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.7
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$399
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4518
$10912

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Cities near Mecca

Distance City Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi Jeddah
$1210
329 km or 204 mi Bisha
$890
338 km or 210 mi Port Sudan
$976
339 km or 211 mi Medina
$1164
350 km or 218 mi Yanbu
$791
354 km or 220 mi Bareq
$873
453 km or 282 mi Abha
$871
606 km or 377 mi As Sulayyil
$993
620 km or 385 mi Ar Rass
$834
628 km or 390 mi Najran
$864
642 km or 399 mi Al Wajh
$919
644 km or 400 mi Keren
$483
648 km or 403 mi Sa'dah
$475
649 km or 403 mi Massawa
$484
670 km or 416 mi Unaizah
$938
684 km or 425 mi Asmara
$513
703 km or 437 mi Ha'il
$738
735 km or 457 mi Mendefera
$481
738 km or 458 mi Atbara
$1124
756 km or 470 mi Kassala
$947
769 km or 478 mi Aswan
$350
790 km or 491 mi Riyadh
$1628
807 km or 501 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
818 km or 508 mi Sanaa
$532
842 km or 523 mi Sayyan
$476
842 km or 523 mi Tabuk
$1036
873 km or 542 mi Luxor
$379
884 km or 549 mi Mekelle
$748
884 km or 549 mi Zabid
$476
890 km or 553 mi Hurghada
$334
895 km or 556 mi Qena
$439
904 km or 562 mi Dhamar
$478
909 km or 565 mi El Gouna
$338
912 km or 567 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
933 km or 580 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$771
947 km or 588 mi El-Gadarif
$872
948 km or 589 mi Ibb
$488
951 km or 591 mi Sakakah
$753
951 km or 591 mi Dahab
$429
979 km or 608 mi Taiz
$497

Cities near Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$938
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$834
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$965
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1059
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$917
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$778
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1062
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1218
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1340
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$993
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2100
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$2015
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1437
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$738
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$703
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$454
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$694
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$522
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$509
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$890
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$457
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$655
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1164
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$471
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$469
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$573
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$548
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1031
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$505
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$670
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$873
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$494
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$459