Mecca vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mecca	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$979	$1133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2659	$2851
🏠 One person rent	$371	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$905	$950
🍽️ Food expenses	$293	$373
🚐 Transport expenses	$220	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1646	$777
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	68 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	42	91
😀 Quality of life	54	77
🏙️ Population	2.43M	6.26M

The cost of living in Mecca is 14% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 5632nd and 4686th ($979 vs $1133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in Saudi Arabia and Chile, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Mecca compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Mecca ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 5982nd and 764th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mecca vs Santiago

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	Mecca	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.96	$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.2	$47.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.05	$8.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$3.5
☕ Cappuccino	$3.31	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$260	$490
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$263	$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$743	$956
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$783	$777
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.8	$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.9	$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.1	$20.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.62%	5.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1496	$3078
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1212	$3323
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.32	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$43.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.67	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.82	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.22	$6.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.37	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.88	$5.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.6	$5.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.21	$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.08	$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.45	$3.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$103	$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$6.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.1	$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.18	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.4	$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.4	$74.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$398	$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4682	$8040

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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 Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$875
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$930
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$759
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$720
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$798
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$827
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$833
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$832
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1074
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$874
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$805
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$920
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$765
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$812
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$823
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$815
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$790
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$835
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$511
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$814
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$860
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$768
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$735
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$642
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$807
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$814
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$731
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$750
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$671
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$902
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$810
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$722
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$800
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$762
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$710
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$793
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$791
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$786
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$680
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$731