Mecca vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Mecca	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$940	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2316	$2565
🏠 One person rent	$350	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$622	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$290	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$205	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1656	$477
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	68 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	41	95
😀 Quality of life	53	63
🏙️ Population	2.43M	11.5M

The cost of living in Mecca is 7% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 6019th and 5616th ($940 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st 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 0.5 months in Sao Paulo. Mecca ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 6051st and 4573rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mecca vs Sao Paulo

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	Mecca	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.18	$6.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.7	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.67	$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.59	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$251	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$775	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$423	$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.5	$50.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59	$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.9	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.54%	10.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1493	$2416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1201	$1687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.7	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16	$8.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.5	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.63	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.73	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.21	$4.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$7.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.39	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.82	$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.53	$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.22	$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$103	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$7.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.8	$57.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.23	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.7	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.1	$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$363	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4675	$13135

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$716
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$665
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$674
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$644
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$686
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$657
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$573
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$663
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$640
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$738
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$640
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$639
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$640
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$639
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$633
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$621
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$656
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$606
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$647
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$645
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$679
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$639
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$661
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$674
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$640
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$698
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$742
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$595
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$630
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$653
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$746
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$650
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$629