Mecca vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mecca	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$979	$3015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2659	$7449
🏠 One person rent	$371	$1896
🏘️ Family rent	$905	$3549
🍽️ Food expenses	$293	$746
🚐 Transport expenses	$220	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1646	$6742
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	68 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	42	80
😀 Quality of life	54	91
🏙️ Population	2.43M	737K

The cost of living in Mecca is 68% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 5632nd and 158th ($979 vs $3015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 140th 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 1.7 months in Mecca compared to 2.2 months in Seattle. Mecca ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Seattle ranked 15th in the United States, while ranked 5982nd and 98th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mecca vs Seattle

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	Mecca	Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.96	$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.2	$90.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.05	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$7.98
☕ Cappuccino	$3.31	$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$260	$2086
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$263	$1567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$743	$3947
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$783	$3067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.8	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.9	$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.1	$68.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.62%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1496	$6966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1212	$5351
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.32	$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$96.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$4.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$4.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.67	$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.82	$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.22	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$5.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$5.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$5.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$3.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.37	$2.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.88	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.6	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.21	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.08	$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.45	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$103	$65.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.1	$183
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.18	$25.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.4	$68.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.4	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$398	$2185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4682	$29407

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3273
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2882
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2624
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2642
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2973
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2595
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3239
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2718
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2741
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2625
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2759
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2785
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2606
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2623
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2462
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2784
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2532
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2579
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2338
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2589
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2517
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2604
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2644
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2449
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2598
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2460
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2571
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2406
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2692
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2523
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2093