Mecca vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mecca	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$979	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2659	$1737
🏠 One person rent	$371	$293
🏘️ Family rent	$905	$447
🍽️ Food expenses	$293	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$220	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1646	$374
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	68 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	42	56
😀 Quality of life	54	57
🏙️ Population	2.43M	2.42M

The cost of living in Mecca is 39% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 5632nd and 6861st ($979 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 25th in Saudi Arabia and Brazil, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Mecca compared to 0.5 months in Salvador. Mecca ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Salvador ranked 7th in Brazil, while ranked 5982nd and 5641st 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	$4.96	$5.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.2	$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.05	$6.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$3.31	$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$260	$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$263	$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$743	$485
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$783	$304
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.8	$59.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.9	$91.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.1	$15.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.62%	10.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1496	$1103
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1212	$610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.32	$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$42.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$8.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.67	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.82	$8.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.22	$3.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$6.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.37	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.88	$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.6	$1.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.21	$5.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.08	$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.45	$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$103	$19.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.1	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.18	$7.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.4	$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.4	$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$398	$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4682	$10392

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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 Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$565
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$564
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$538
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$554
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$540
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$530
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$542
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$490
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$444
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$565
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$527
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$510
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$512
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$509
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$560
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$522
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$567
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$412
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$517
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$591
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$571
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$428
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$531
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$551
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$667
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$531
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$610
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$572
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$547
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$547
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$529
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$534
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$503
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$548
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$529
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$607
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$545
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$553
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$554
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$677