Mecca vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mecca Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1032
$809
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2465
$1207
🏠 One person rent
$394
$554
🏘️ Family rent
$622
$485
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$219
$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1784
$411
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
68 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
41
40
😀 Quality of life
54
51
🏙️ Population
1.68M
5.94M

The cost of living in Mecca is 27% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 5103rd and 6358th ($1032 vs $809) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Saudi Arabia and India, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Mecca compared to 0.5 months in Surat. Mecca ranked 8th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Surat ranked 37th in India, while ranked 6051st and 6236th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mecca Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.11
$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.5
$10.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.92
$3.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$2.4
☕ Cappuccino
$3.4
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$275
$491
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$275
$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$690
$1128
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$424
$264
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.9
$26.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.6
$41.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.4
$6.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.07%
8.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1443
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1095
$717
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.02
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$99.4
$6.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.1
$2.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.72
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.79
$5.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$8.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.89
$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.32
$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.19
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.08
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$127
$15.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.9
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.2
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.24
$2.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.3
$27.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.5
$41.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$398
$70.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4708
$1785

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Distance City Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi Jeddah
$1100
329 km or 204 mi Bisha
$938
338 km or 210 mi Port Sudan
$1361
339 km or 211 mi Medina
$892
350 km or 218 mi Yanbu
$844
354 km or 220 mi Bareq
$920
453 km or 282 mi Abha
$923
606 km or 377 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
620 km or 385 mi Ar Rass
$860
628 km or 390 mi Najran
$1047
642 km or 399 mi Al Wajh
$879
644 km or 400 mi Keren
$466
648 km or 403 mi Sa'dah
$467
649 km or 403 mi Massawa
$467
670 km or 416 mi Unaizah
$1013
684 km or 425 mi Asmara
$498
703 km or 437 mi Ha'il
$996
735 km or 457 mi Mendefera
$466
738 km or 458 mi Atbara
$1095
756 km or 470 mi Kassala
$1061
769 km or 478 mi Aswan
$280
790 km or 491 mi Riyadh
$1642
807 km or 501 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
818 km or 508 mi Sanaa
$523
842 km or 523 mi Sayyan
$467
842 km or 523 mi Tabuk
$1000
873 km or 542 mi Luxor
$404
884 km or 549 mi Mekelle
$800
884 km or 549 mi Zabid
$466
890 km or 553 mi Hurghada
$434
895 km or 556 mi Qena
$443
904 km or 562 mi Dhamar
$470
909 km or 565 mi El Gouna
$440
912 km or 567 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
933 km or 580 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
947 km or 588 mi El-Gadarif
$959
948 km or 589 mi Ibb
$481
951 km or 591 mi Sakakah
$854
951 km or 591 mi Dahab
$625
979 km or 608 mi Taiz
$490

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$301
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$296
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$399
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$377
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$396
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$315
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$345
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$385
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$505
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$368
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$391
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$482
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$339
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$457
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$353
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$706
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$377
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$359
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$379
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$510
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$323
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$358
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$390
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$281
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$338
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$308
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$400
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$375
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$431
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$338
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$345
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$325
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$359
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$336
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$352
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$342
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$334
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$352
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$370
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$361