Mecca vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mecca	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$979	$1718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2659	$4113
🏠 One person rent	$371	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$905	$1682
🍽️ Food expenses	$293	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$220	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1646	$1842
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	68 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	42	92
😀 Quality of life	54	86
🏙️ Population	2.43M	2.75M

The cost of living in Mecca is 43% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 5632nd and 2624th ($979 vs $1718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 2nd in Saudi Arabia and Italy, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Mecca compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Mecca ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 5982nd and 337th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mecca vs Rome

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	Mecca	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.96	$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.2	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.05	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$5.2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.31	$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$260	$1049
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$263	$701
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$743	$2124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$783	$1286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.8	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.9	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.1	$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.62%	4.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1496	$7056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1212	$3427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.32	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$36.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.67	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.82	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.22	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.37	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.88	$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.6	$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.21	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.08	$2.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.45	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$103	$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.1	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.18	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.4	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.4	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$398	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4682	$9864

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Cities near Mecca

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Jeddah	$1146
329 km or 204 mi	Bisha	$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

Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$964
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1562
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1324
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1270
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1289
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1250
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1543
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1224
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1004
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1046
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1058
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1208
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1340
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1241
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1171
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1100
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1128
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1294
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1312
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1101
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1239
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1133
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1181
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1267
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1518
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$955
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1204
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1396
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1270
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1165
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1061
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1229
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1521
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1201