Mecca vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Mecca	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1031	$2071
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2436	$4674
🏠 One person rent	$438	$1211
🏘️ Family rent	$727	$1801
🍽️ Food expenses	$276	$582
🚐 Transport expenses	$224	$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1083	$4112
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	41	81
😀 Quality of life	57	91
🏙️ Population	2.43M	1.43M

The cost of living in Mecca is 50% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 5338th and 1833rd ($1031 vs $2071) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1452nd 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 1.1 months in Mecca compared to 2 months in San Antonio. Mecca ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs San Antonio ranked 39th in the United States, while ranked 6151st and 156th 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	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27	$60.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.64	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$6.15
☕ Cappuccino	$3.13	$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.7	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$329	$1312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$329	$901
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$580	$1860
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$600	$1400
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.5	$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.5	$75.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.28%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1938	$4488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1617	$1816
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.34	$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$100	$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.33	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.3	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.97	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$4.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$4.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.37	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.13	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$3.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.59	$9.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.17	$6.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.94	$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$4.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.45	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$104	$45.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.8	$95.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.18	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.5	$51.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55.7	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$399	$1365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4518	$19123

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Cities near Mecca

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Jeddah	$1210
329 km or 204 mi	Bisha	$890
338 km or 210 mi	Port Sudan	$976
339 km or 211 mi	Medina	$1164
350 km or 218 mi	Yanbu	$791
354 km or 220 mi	Bareq	$873
453 km or 282 mi	Abha	$871
606 km or 377 mi	As Sulayyil	$993
620 km or 385 mi	Ar Rass	$834
628 km or 390 mi	Najran	$864
642 km or 399 mi	Al Wajh	$919
644 km or 400 mi	Keren	$483
648 km or 403 mi	Sa'dah	$475
649 km or 403 mi	Massawa	$484
670 km or 416 mi	Unaizah	$938
684 km or 425 mi	Asmara	$513
703 km or 437 mi	Ha'il	$738
735 km or 457 mi	Mendefera	$481
738 km or 458 mi	Atbara	$1124
756 km or 470 mi	Kassala	$947
769 km or 478 mi	Aswan	$350
790 km or 491 mi	Riyadh	$1628
807 km or 501 mi	Al Hudaydah	$499
818 km or 508 mi	Sanaa	$532
842 km or 523 mi	Sayyan	$476
842 km or 523 mi	Tabuk	$1036
873 km or 542 mi	Luxor	$379
884 km or 549 mi	Mekelle	$748
884 km or 549 mi	Zabid	$476
890 km or 553 mi	Hurghada	$334
895 km or 556 mi	Qena	$439
904 km or 562 mi	Dhamar	$478
909 km or 565 mi	El Gouna	$338
912 km or 567 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$555
933 km or 580 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$771
947 km or 588 mi	El-Gadarif	$872
948 km or 589 mi	Ibb	$488
951 km or 591 mi	Sakakah	$753
951 km or 591 mi	Dahab	$429
979 km or 608 mi	Taiz	$497

Cities near San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2093
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2105
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2123
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2120
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2125
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2168
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$1944
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2475
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2151
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2149
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2141
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2058
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2110
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2003
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$1963
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$1937
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1857
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$1903
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$1005
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1722
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2070
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1855
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1897
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1708
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$1010
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$796
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1950
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1843
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2096
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2066
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2011
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2093
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2519
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2033
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2754
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2261
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2107
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1860
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2064
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2093