Mecca vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Mecca	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1162	$1052
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2741	$2682
🏠 One person rent	$517	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$883	$872
🍽️ Food expenses	$307	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$239	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1341	$701
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	68 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	42	95
😀 Quality of life	57	69
🏙️ Population	2.43M	11.5M

The cost of living in Mecca is 10% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 4793rd and 5192nd ($1162 vs $1052) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1.2 months in Mecca compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Mecca ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 6119th and 4142nd 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	$4.79	$7.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.5	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.94	$7.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.12	$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.78	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$244	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$448	$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$1124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$828	$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.8	$48.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60	$75
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.46%	12.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1493	$2855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1216	$1938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23	$7.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.78	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.79	$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$9.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.39	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.85	$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.36	$2.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.19	$6.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.08	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$104	$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.5	$7.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.9	$65.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.24	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.4	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.5	$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$400	$475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4655	$15428

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Cities near Mecca

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Jeddah	$1155
329 km or 204 mi	Bisha	$918
338 km or 210 mi	Port Sudan	$964
339 km or 211 mi	Medina	$1182
350 km or 218 mi	Yanbu	$791
354 km or 220 mi	Bareq	$903
453 km or 282 mi	Abha	$911
606 km or 377 mi	As Sulayyil	$1008
620 km or 385 mi	Ar Rass	$862
628 km or 390 mi	Najran	$860
642 km or 399 mi	Al Wajh	$940
644 km or 400 mi	Keren	$500
648 km or 403 mi	Sa'dah	$498
649 km or 403 mi	Massawa	$499
670 km or 416 mi	Unaizah	$967
684 km or 425 mi	Asmara	$533
703 km or 437 mi	Ha'il	$825
735 km or 457 mi	Mendefera	$498
738 km or 458 mi	Atbara	$1116
756 km or 470 mi	Kassala	$971
769 km or 478 mi	Aswan	$348
790 km or 491 mi	Riyadh	$1627
807 km or 501 mi	Al Hudaydah	$522
818 km or 508 mi	Sanaa	$560
842 km or 523 mi	Sayyan	$498
842 km or 523 mi	Tabuk	$1069
873 km or 542 mi	Luxor	$365
884 km or 549 mi	Mekelle	$826
884 km or 549 mi	Zabid	$499
890 km or 553 mi	Hurghada	$346
895 km or 556 mi	Qena	$428
904 km or 562 mi	Dhamar	$500
909 km or 565 mi	El Gouna	$354
912 km or 567 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$589
933 km or 580 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$791
947 km or 588 mi	El-Gadarif	$925
948 km or 589 mi	Ibb	$512
951 km or 591 mi	Sakakah	$769
951 km or 591 mi	Dahab	$517
979 km or 608 mi	Taiz	$522

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$737
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$701
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$697
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$698
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$690
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$712
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$656
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$605
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$691
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$687
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$830
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$671
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$699
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$699
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$665
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$639
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$780
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$671
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$654
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$689
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$702
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$666
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$693
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$664
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$685
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$687
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$657
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$741
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$737
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$618
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$673
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$648
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$816
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$659
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$666