Mecca vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mecca	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$979	$3059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2659	$6994
🏠 One person rent	$371	$2104
🏘️ Family rent	$905	$3885
🍽️ Food expenses	$293	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$220	$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1646	$4040
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	68 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	42	89
😀 Quality of life	54	97
🏙️ Population	2.43M	5.87M

The cost of living in Mecca is 68% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 5632nd and 129th ($979 vs $3059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in Saudi Arabia and Singapore, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Mecca compared to 1.3 months in Singapore City. Mecca ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 5982nd and 11th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mecca vs Singapore City

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	Mecca	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.96	$9.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.2	$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.05	$7.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$7.6
☕ Cappuccino	$3.31	$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$260	$2532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$263	$1834
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$743	$5168
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$783	$3336
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.8	$97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.9	$149
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.1	$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.62%	3.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1496	$22055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1212	$7662
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.32	$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$82.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$2.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.67	$3.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.82	$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.22	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$3.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.37	$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.88	$24.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$3.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.6	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.21	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.08	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.45	$4.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$103	$107
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.1	$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.18	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.4	$74
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.4	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$398	$1115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4682	$27780

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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 Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2788
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$759
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$539
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$679
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$682
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$669
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$604
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$543
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$529
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$532
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$585
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$714
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$645
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$458
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$670
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$565
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$883
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$628
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$395
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$582
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$695
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$417
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$430
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$500
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$619
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$620
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$605