Mecca vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Mecca	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$940	$741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2316	$1824
🏠 One person rent	$350	$323
🏘️ Family rent	$622	$513
🍽️ Food expenses	$290	$235
🚐 Transport expenses	$205	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1656	$437
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	68 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	41	56
😀 Quality of life	53	58
🏙️ Population	2.43M	2.42M

The cost of living in Mecca is 27% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 6019th and 6712th ($940 vs $741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 23rd in Saudi Arabia and Brazil, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Mecca compared to 0.6 months in Salvador. Mecca ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Salvador ranked 8th in Brazil, while ranked 6051st and 5558th 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	$5.18	$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.7	$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.67	$6.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.59	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$1.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$251	$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$217
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$775	$566
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$423	$365
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.5	$60.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59	$92.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.9	$15.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.54%	10.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1493	$1184
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1201	$657
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.7	$45.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16	$5.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.5	$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.63	$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.73	$9.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.21	$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$6.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.39	$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.82	$6.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.53	$2.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.22	$3.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$0.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$103	$22.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$6.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.8	$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.23	$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.7	$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.1	$73.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$363	$231
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4675	$10964

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Cities near Mecca

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Jeddah	$1123
329 km or 204 mi	Bisha	$895
338 km or 210 mi	Port Sudan	$1096
339 km or 211 mi	Medina	$853
350 km or 218 mi	Yanbu	$837
354 km or 220 mi	Bareq	$895
453 km or 282 mi	Abha	$915
606 km or 377 mi	As Sulayyil	$1021
620 km or 385 mi	Ar Rass	$828
628 km or 390 mi	Najran	$934
642 km or 399 mi	Al Wajh	$879
644 km or 400 mi	Keren	$491
648 km or 403 mi	Sa'dah	$488
649 km or 403 mi	Massawa	$492
670 km or 416 mi	Unaizah	$940
684 km or 425 mi	Asmara	$524
703 km or 437 mi	Ha'il	$944
735 km or 457 mi	Mendefera	$490
738 km or 458 mi	Atbara	$1094
756 km or 470 mi	Kassala	$988
769 km or 478 mi	Aswan	$324
790 km or 491 mi	Riyadh	$1586
807 km or 501 mi	Al Hudaydah	$513
818 km or 508 mi	Sanaa	$550
842 km or 523 mi	Sayyan	$491
842 km or 523 mi	Tabuk	$988
873 km or 542 mi	Luxor	$314
884 km or 549 mi	Mekelle	$686
884 km or 549 mi	Zabid	$489
890 km or 553 mi	Hurghada	$278
895 km or 556 mi	Qena	$333
904 km or 562 mi	Dhamar	$491
909 km or 565 mi	El Gouna	$294
912 km or 567 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$499
933 km or 580 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$821
947 km or 588 mi	El-Gadarif	$935
948 km or 589 mi	Ibb	$504
951 km or 591 mi	Sakakah	$806
951 km or 591 mi	Dahab	$393
979 km or 608 mi	Taiz	$514

Cities near Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$599
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$604
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$602
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$606
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$591
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$545
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$579
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$471
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$406
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$640
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$670
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$529
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$538
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$502
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$602
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$542
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$611
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$427
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$519
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$597
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$583
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$414
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$412
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$582
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$630
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$553
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$589
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$610
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$575
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$557
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$551
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$545
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$495
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$573
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$556
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$585
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$573
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$583
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$608
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$610