Mecca vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mecca	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$979	$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2659	$1336
🏠 One person rent	$371	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$905	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$293	$206
🚐 Transport expenses	$220	$42.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1646	$326
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	68 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	42	74
😀 Quality of life	54	63
🏙️ Population	2.43M	3.01M

The cost of living in Mecca is 78% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 5632nd and 8233rd ($979 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 15th in Saudi Arabia and Indonesia, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Mecca compared to 0.6 months in Surabaya. Mecca ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Surabaya ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 5982nd and 4691st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mecca vs Surabaya

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	Mecca	Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.96	$1.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.2	$12.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.05	$3.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$2.43
☕ Cappuccino	$3.31	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$260	$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$263	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$743	$456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$783	$311
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.8	$57.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.9	$89.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.1	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.62%	8.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1496	$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1212	$1248
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.32	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$9.18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$2.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.67	$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.82	$6.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.22	$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.37	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.88	$27.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.6	$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.21	$2.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$2.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.08	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.45	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$103	$26.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$2.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.1	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.18	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.4	$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.4	$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$398	$79.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4682	$5490

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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 Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$505
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$510
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$410
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$614
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$365
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$464
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$453
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$486
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$417
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$421
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$493
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1267
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$845
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$497
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$471
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$480
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$355
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$474
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$490
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$521
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$460
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$469
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$545
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$475
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$500
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$563
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$518
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$513
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$385
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$701
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$597
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$536
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$558
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$492
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$488
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$525
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$606
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$508