Mecca vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Mecca	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1107	$2063
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2620	$4604
🏠 One person rent	$472	$1208
🏘️ Family rent	$791	$1789
🍽️ Food expenses	$296	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$239	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1156	$4089
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	68 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	41	81
😀 Quality of life	58	91
🏙️ Population	2.43M	1.43M

The cost of living in Mecca is 46% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 5028th and 1874th ($1107 vs $2063) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1483rd in Saudi Arabia and the United States, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Mecca compared to 2 months in San Antonio. Mecca ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs San Antonio ranked 42nd in the United States, while ranked 6123rd and 170th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mecca vs San Antonio

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	Mecca	San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.49	$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.3	$61.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.01	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.6	$5.83
☕ Cappuccino	$3.14	$5.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$283	$1308
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$384	$901
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$509	$1847
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$699	$1394
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.9	$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.5	$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.9	$75.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.85%	6.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1701	$4289
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1402	$1889
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.4	$37.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.3	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$2.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$4.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.76	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.64	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.71	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$4.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$4.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$3.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.37	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.86	$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$3.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.39	$8.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.27	$6.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.98	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$3.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$104	$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.4	$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.7	$96.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.23	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.2	$51
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.7	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$398	$1248
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4622	$17470

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Cities near Mecca

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Jeddah	$1209
329 km or 204 mi	Bisha	$906
338 km or 210 mi	Port Sudan	$964
339 km or 211 mi	Medina	$1168
350 km or 218 mi	Yanbu	$795
354 km or 220 mi	Bareq	$893
453 km or 282 mi	Abha	$902
606 km or 377 mi	As Sulayyil	$1005
620 km or 385 mi	Ar Rass	$815
628 km or 390 mi	Najran	$865
642 km or 399 mi	Al Wajh	$942
644 km or 400 mi	Keren	$498
648 km or 403 mi	Sa'dah	$491
649 km or 403 mi	Massawa	$497
670 km or 416 mi	Unaizah	$931
684 km or 425 mi	Asmara	$531
703 km or 437 mi	Ha'il	$775
735 km or 457 mi	Mendefera	$498
738 km or 458 mi	Atbara	$1104
756 km or 470 mi	Kassala	$931
769 km or 478 mi	Aswan	$369
790 km or 491 mi	Riyadh	$1632
807 km or 501 mi	Al Hudaydah	$515
818 km or 508 mi	Sanaa	$551
842 km or 523 mi	Sayyan	$492
842 km or 523 mi	Tabuk	$1074
873 km or 542 mi	Luxor	$385
884 km or 549 mi	Mekelle	$810
884 km or 549 mi	Zabid	$491
890 km or 553 mi	Hurghada	$354
895 km or 556 mi	Qena	$448
904 km or 562 mi	Dhamar	$494
909 km or 565 mi	El Gouna	$360
912 km or 567 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$598
933 km or 580 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$790
947 km or 588 mi	El-Gadarif	$858
948 km or 589 mi	Ibb	$504
951 km or 591 mi	Sakakah	$776
951 km or 591 mi	Dahab	$479
979 km or 608 mi	Taiz	$514

Cities near San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2174
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2175
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2221
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2200
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2229
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2237
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2165
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2444
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2171
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2187
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2115
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2027
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2125
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2226
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2083
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2059
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1991
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$2029
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$1009
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1706
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2153
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1883
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$2016
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1736
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$1017
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$802
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$2000
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1913
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2114
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2285
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2071
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2094
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2762
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2112
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2738
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2265
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2112
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1836
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2150
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2150