Mecca vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mecca	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$979	$2539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2659	$6160
🏠 One person rent	$371	$1496
🏘️ Family rent	$905	$2729
🍽️ Food expenses	$293	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$220	$374
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1646	$4315
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	68 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	42	100
😀 Quality of life	54	100
🏙️ Population	2.43M	4.84M

The cost of living in Mecca is 61% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 5632nd and 745th ($979 vs $2539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in Saudi Arabia and Australia, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Australia comparison.

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

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Prices in Mecca vs Sydney

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	Mecca	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.96	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.2	$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.05	$9.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$7.29
☕ Cappuccino	$3.31	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$260	$1823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$263	$1225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$743	$3607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$783	$2246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.8	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.9	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.1	$45.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.62%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1496	$13272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1212	$7795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.32	$3.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.67	$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.82	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.22	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$3.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.37	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.88	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.6	$28.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.21	$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.08	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.45	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$103	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.1	$58.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.18	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.4	$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.4	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$398	$1992
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4682	$17957

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2099
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2252
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1824
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1584
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1416
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1448
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1538
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1616
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1511
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2023
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1702
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1185
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1619
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1601
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1727
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2067
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1654
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1643
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1291
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1645
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1677
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1620
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2194
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1691
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1671
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1668
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2016
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1625
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1748
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1981
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1390
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1683