Mecca vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mecca Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$979
$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2659
$2570
🏠 One person rent
$371
$499
🏘️ Family rent
$905
$871
🍽️ Food expenses
$293
$357
🚐 Transport expenses
$220
$79.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1646
$1394
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
68 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
42
70
😀 Quality of life
54
78
🏙️ Population
2.43M
1.4M

The cost of living in Mecca is 6% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 5632nd and 5261st ($979 vs $1037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in Saudi Arabia and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Mecca compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Mecca ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 5982nd and 723rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Mecca Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.96
$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.2
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.05
$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$2.53
 Cappuccino
$3.31
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$260
$500
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$263
$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$743
$979
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$783
$663
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.9
$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.1
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.62%
3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1496
$3192
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1212
$2153
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.32
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$101
$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$7.59
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.82
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.22
$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.88
$7.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.6
$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.21
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.08
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.45
$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$103
$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.4
$7.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.1
$39.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.18
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.4
$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.4
$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$398
$538
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4682
$6749

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$682
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$687
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$576
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$866
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$667
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$594
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$734
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$711
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$561
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$588
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$605
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$616
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$612
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$598
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$545
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$772
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$595
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$556
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$988
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$891
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$848
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$646
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$731
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$463
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$619
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$682
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$537
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$623
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$930
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$629
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$948
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$663
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1028
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1106
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$662
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$807
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$631
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$899
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$635
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$633