Mecca vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mecca Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1107
$565
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2620
$1437
🏠 One person rent
$472
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$791
$426
🍽️ Food expenses
$296
$178
🚐 Transport expenses
$239
$21.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1156
$244
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
68 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
41
47
😀 Quality of life
58
55
🏙️ Population
2.43M
1.57M

The cost of living in Mecca is 96% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 5028th and 8262nd ($1107 vs $565) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 38th in Saudi Arabia and Iran, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Mecca compared to 0.4 months in Shiraz. Mecca ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Shiraz ranked 5th in Iran, while ranked 6123rd and 6346th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mecca vs Shiraz

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Mecca Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.49
$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.3
$12.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$3.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.6
$0.81
☕ Cappuccino
$3.14
$0.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$283
$263
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$509
$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$699
$355
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.9
$18.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.5
$28.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69.9
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.85%
23.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1701
$1077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1402
$614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.33
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$99.4
$2.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.3
$1.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.77
$0.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.76
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.64
$2.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.71
$3.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$9.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$7.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.86
$0.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.39
$2.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.27
$4.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$5.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$5.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$3.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$104
$18.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.4
$2.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.7
$94.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.23
$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.2
$22.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.7
$83.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$398
$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4622
$1920

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Distance City Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi Jeddah
$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
39 km or 24 mi Marvdasht
$547
86 km or 54 mi Kazerun
$523
131 km or 81 mi Fasa
$541
134 km or 83 mi Borazjan
$489
149 km or 93 mi Yasuj
$487
158 km or 98 mi Jahrom
$545
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$465
247 km or 153 mi Behbahan
$492
274 km or 171 mi Shahreza
$479
304 km or 189 mi Sirjan
$545
308 km or 192 mi Yazd
$565
339 km or 210 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
342 km or 212 mi Shahr-e Kord
$364
344 km or 214 mi Rafsanjan
$613
348 km or 216 mi Isfahan
$500
354 km or 220 mi Najafabad
$481
356 km or 221 mi Izeh
$476
357 km or 222 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488
374 km or 232 mi Shahin Shahr
$487
387 km or 240 mi Qatif
$823
395 km or 246 mi Al-Faw
$707
403 km or 251 mi Masjed Soleyman
$529
404 km or 251 mi Jubail
$928
416 km or 259 mi Abadan
$556
417 km or 259 mi Ahvaz
$571
424 km or 263 mi Manama
$1309
427 km or 265 mi Dammam
$1037
429 km or 267 mi Isa Town
$1192
430 km or 267 mi Khorramshahr
$551
433 km or 269 mi Riffa
$1109
440 km or 273 mi Dhahran
$931
442 km or 275 mi Kerman
$761
442 km or 275 mi Kuwait City
$1461
444 km or 276 mi Shushtar
$546
447 km or 278 mi Umm Qasr
$711
448 km or 279 mi Al Khor
$1923
451 km or 280 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
461 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
466 km or 289 mi Basra
$861
473 km or 294 mi Az Zubayr
$698