Mecca vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Mecca	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1162	$791
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2741	$1943
🏠 One person rent	$517	$338
🏘️ Family rent	$883	$492
🍽️ Food expenses	$307	$260
🚐 Transport expenses	$239	$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1341	$391
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	68 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	42	56
😀 Quality of life	57	62
🏙️ Population	2.43M	2.42M

The cost of living in Mecca is 47% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 4793rd and 6702nd ($1162 vs $791) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 17th in Saudi Arabia and Brazil, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Mecca compared to 0.5 months in Salvador. Mecca ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Salvador ranked 9th in Brazil, while ranked 6119th and 5621st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mecca vs Salvador

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	Mecca	Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.79	$6.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.5	$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.94	$6.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$2.31
☕ Cappuccino	$3.12	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.78	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$244	$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$448	$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$524
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$828	$327
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.8	$71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71	$15.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.46%	9.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1493	$1661
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1216	$901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$48.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23	$8.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.78	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$9.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.79	$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$6.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.39	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.85	$6.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.36	$2.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.19	$5.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.08	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$104	$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.5	$5.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.9	$30.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.24	$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.4	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.5	$66.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$400	$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4655	$13462

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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 Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$619
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$624
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$541
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$621
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$600
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$566
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$602
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$512
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$462
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$611
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$555
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$537
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$533
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$544
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$588
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$552
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$574
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$434
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$557
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$615
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$604
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$456
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$569
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$573
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$691
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$561
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$634
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$631
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$575
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$580
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$560
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$562
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$545
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$574
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$558
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$618
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$571
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$576
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$600
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$699