Mecca vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mecca Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$979
$1196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2659
$3375
🏠 One person rent
$371
$488
🏘️ Family rent
$905
$1182
🍽️ Food expenses
$293
$402
🚐 Transport expenses
$220
$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1646
$1611
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
68 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
42
99
😀 Quality of life
54
77
🏙️ Population
2.43M
1.33M

The cost of living in Mecca is 18% less expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 5632nd and 4495th ($979 vs $1196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 42nd in Saudi Arabia and Japan, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Mecca compared to 1.3 months in Saitama. Mecca ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Saitama ranked 46th in Japan, while ranked 5982nd and 748th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mecca Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.96
$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.2
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.05
$4.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$3.33
☕ Cappuccino
$3.31
$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$260
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$263
$219
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$743
$1143
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$783
$761
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$201
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.9
$308
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.1
$36.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.62%
1.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1496
$5429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1212
$3586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.32
$3.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$101
$67.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.82
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.22
$5.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$9.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$4.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$4.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.88
$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.6
$4.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.21
$10.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.08
$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.45
$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$103
$66.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.4
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.1
$35.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.18
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.4
$37
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.4
$58
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$398
$478
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4682
$14676

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$1033
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$1041
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1066
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1088
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1081
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1098
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1107
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1088
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1101
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1164
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1105
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1117
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1080
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1104
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1086
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1111
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1111
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1222
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1088
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1169
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1136
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1098
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1079
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1090
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1071
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1079
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1607
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1114
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1080
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1071
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1109
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1099
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1124
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1150
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1103
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1091
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1125