Mecca vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Mecca	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1162	$2020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2741	$4683
🏠 One person rent	$517	$1128
🏘️ Family rent	$883	$1938
🍽️ Food expenses	$307	$543
🚐 Transport expenses	$239	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1341	$2219
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	68 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	42	91
😀 Quality of life	57	89
🏙️ Population	2.43M	2.75M

The cost of living in Mecca is 42% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 4793rd and 1942nd ($1162 vs $2020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1.2 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 6119th and 292nd 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	$4.79	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.5	$72
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.94	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$5.92
☕ Cappuccino	$3.12	$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.78	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$244	$1313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$448	$865
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$2374
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$828	$1513
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.8	$143
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60	$222
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71	$31.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.46%	3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1493	$8120
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1216	$3992
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$40.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.78	$4.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$18.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.79	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$3.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.39	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.85	$6.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.36	$7.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.19	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$4.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.08	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$3.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$104	$64.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.5	$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.9	$126
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.24	$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.4	$84.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.5	$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$400	$558
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4655	$10916

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Cities near Mecca

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Jeddah	$1155
329 km or 204 mi	Bisha	$918
338 km or 210 mi	Port Sudan	$964
339 km or 211 mi	Medina	$1182
350 km or 218 mi	Yanbu	$791
354 km or 220 mi	Bareq	$903
453 km or 282 mi	Abha	$911
606 km or 377 mi	As Sulayyil	$1008
620 km or 385 mi	Ar Rass	$862
628 km or 390 mi	Najran	$860
642 km or 399 mi	Al Wajh	$940
644 km or 400 mi	Keren	$500
648 km or 403 mi	Sa'dah	$498
649 km or 403 mi	Massawa	$499
670 km or 416 mi	Unaizah	$967
684 km or 425 mi	Asmara	$533
703 km or 437 mi	Ha'il	$825
735 km or 457 mi	Mendefera	$498
738 km or 458 mi	Atbara	$1116
756 km or 470 mi	Kassala	$971
769 km or 478 mi	Aswan	$348
790 km or 491 mi	Riyadh	$1627
807 km or 501 mi	Al Hudaydah	$522
818 km or 508 mi	Sanaa	$560
842 km or 523 mi	Sayyan	$498
842 km or 523 mi	Tabuk	$1069
873 km or 542 mi	Luxor	$365
884 km or 549 mi	Mekelle	$826
884 km or 549 mi	Zabid	$499
890 km or 553 mi	Hurghada	$346
895 km or 556 mi	Qena	$428
904 km or 562 mi	Dhamar	$500
909 km or 565 mi	El Gouna	$354
912 km or 567 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$589
933 km or 580 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$791
947 km or 588 mi	El-Gadarif	$925
948 km or 589 mi	Ibb	$512
951 km or 591 mi	Sakakah	$769
951 km or 591 mi	Dahab	$517
979 km or 608 mi	Taiz	$522

Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$1153
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1747
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1680
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1479
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1413
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1376
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1345
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1586
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1392
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1404
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1101
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1145
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1128
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1381
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1462
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1307
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1264
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1215
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1340
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1463
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1166
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1191
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1170
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1429
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1271
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1389
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1291
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1365
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1381
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1650
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1084
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1438
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1605
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1412
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1299
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1466
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1217
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1325
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1689
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1323