Mecca vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mecca	Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$979	$1494
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2659	$3243
🏠 One person rent	$371	$958
🏘️ Family rent	$905	$1655
🍽️ Food expenses	$293	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$220	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1646	$2174
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	68 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	42	65
😀 Quality of life	54	83
🏙️ Population	2.43M	1.25M

The cost of living in Mecca is 34% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 5632nd and 3460th ($979 vs $1494) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 7th 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 1.7 months in Mecca compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Mecca ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 5982nd and 412th 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	$4.96	$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.2	$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.05	$9.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$9.45
☕ Cappuccino	$3.31	$4.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$260	$802
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$263	$704
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$743	$1595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$783	$1285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.8	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.9	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.1	$103
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.62%	4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1496	$6652
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1212	$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.32	$2.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$9.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.67	$2.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.82	$9.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.22	$6.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$8.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.37	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.88	$6.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.6	$6.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.21	$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.08	$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.45	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$103	$59.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.1	$45.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.18	$4.67
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.4	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.4	$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$398	$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4682	$7169

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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 Sharjah

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Ajman	$2240
13 km or 8 mi	Dubai	$2379
28 km or 17 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
95 km or 59 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
98 km or 61 mi	Fujairah	$1239
133 km or 82 mi	Al Ain	$1844
142 km or 88 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
222 km or 138 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
259 km or 161 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
337 km or 210 mi	Seeb	$967
346 km or 215 mi	Nizwa	$780
377 km or 235 mi	Muscat	$1090
388 km or 241 mi	Doha	$1779
392 km or 243 mi	Al Khor	$1709
394 km or 245 mi	Jahrom	$547
434 km or 270 mi	Fasa	$548
436 km or 271 mi	Jiroft	$518
456 km or 283 mi	Sirjan	$514
491 km or 305 mi	Manama	$1280
492 km or 306 mi	Riffa	$1223
493 km or 307 mi	Isa Town	$1243
510 km or 317 mi	Bam	$515
526 km or 327 mi	Chabahar	$585
534 km or 332 mi	Dhahran	$1068
543 km or 337 mi	Dammam	$1056
550 km or 342 mi	Shiraz	$589
563 km or 350 mi	Marvdasht	$563
564 km or 350 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
564 km or 351 mi	Qatif	$897
566 km or 352 mi	Iranshahr	$605
572 km or 355 mi	Kerman	$464
575 km or 358 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
599 km or 372 mi	Borazjan	$546
600 km or 373 mi	Jubail	$901
600 km or 373 mi	Kazerun	$557
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$551
699 km or 434 mi	Yasuj	$529
709 km or 440 mi	Zahedan	$829
734 km or 456 mi	Yazd	$573
771 km or 479 mi	Behbahan	$536