Mecca vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mecca Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1107
$1473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2620
$3212
🏠 One person rent
$472
$912
🏘️ Family rent
$791
$1543
🍽️ Food expenses
$296
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$239
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1156
$2465
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
68 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
41
66
😀 Quality of life
58
87
🏙️ Population
2.43M
1.25M

The cost of living in Mecca is 25% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 5028th and 4144th ($1107 vs $1473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 5th in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Mecca compared to 1.7 months in Sharjah. Mecca ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 6123rd and 352nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mecca vs Sharjah

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Mecca Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.49
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.3
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.6
$9.48
☕ Cappuccino
$3.14
$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$283
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$668
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$509
$1201
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$699
$1225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.9
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.5
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69.9
$104
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.85%
4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1701
$8753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1402
$6966
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.33
$1.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$99.4
$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.3
$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.77
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.76
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.64
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.71
$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.86
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.39
$6.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.27
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$104
$60.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.4
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.7
$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.23
$5.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.2
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.7
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$398
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4622
$7922

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1209
329 km or 204 mi Bisha
$906
338 km or 210 mi Port Sudan
$964
339 km or 211 mi Medina
$1168
350 km or 218 mi Yanbu
$795
354 km or 220 mi Bareq
$893
453 km or 282 mi Abha
$902
606 km or 377 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
620 km or 385 mi Ar Rass
$815
628 km or 390 mi Najran
$865
642 km or 399 mi Al Wajh
$942
644 km or 400 mi Keren
$498
648 km or 403 mi Sa'dah
$491
649 km or 403 mi Massawa
$497
670 km or 416 mi Unaizah
$931
684 km or 425 mi Asmara
$531
703 km or 437 mi Ha'il
$775
735 km or 457 mi Mendefera
$498
738 km or 458 mi Atbara
$1104
756 km or 470 mi Kassala
$931
769 km or 478 mi Aswan
$369
790 km or 491 mi Riyadh
$1632
807 km or 501 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
818 km or 508 mi Sanaa
$551
842 km or 523 mi Sayyan
$492
842 km or 523 mi Tabuk
$1074
873 km or 542 mi Luxor
$385
884 km or 549 mi Mekelle
$810
884 km or 549 mi Zabid
$491
890 km or 553 mi Hurghada
$354
895 km or 556 mi Qena
$448
904 km or 562 mi Dhamar
$494
909 km or 565 mi El Gouna
$360
912 km or 567 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
933 km or 580 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
947 km or 588 mi El-Gadarif
$858
948 km or 589 mi Ibb
$504
951 km or 591 mi Sakakah
$776
951 km or 591 mi Dahab
$479
979 km or 608 mi Taiz
$514

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2183
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2420
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1214
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1457
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1080
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$796
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1135
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$2014
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1923
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$545
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$541
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$575
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$545
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1309
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1109
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1192
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$563
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$575
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$931
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1037
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$565
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$547
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$613
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$823
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$627
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$761
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$489
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$487
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$813
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$565
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$492