Mecca vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Mecca	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$940	$2799
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2318	$6756
🏠 One person rent	$349	$1658
🏘️ Family rent	$620	$3030
🍽️ Food expenses	$290	$571
🚐 Transport expenses	$206	$411
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1648	$4377
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	68 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	41	99
😀 Quality of life	53	99
🏙️ Population	2.43M	4.84M

The cost of living in Mecca is 66% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 6020th and 313th ($940 vs $2799) 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 1.8 months in Mecca compared to 1.6 months in Sydney. Mecca ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 6053rd and 4th 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	$5.14	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.7	$71
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.63	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.59	$7.46
☕ Cappuccino	$3.23	$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$249	$1981
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$1367
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$776	$3996
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$421	$2501
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.9	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59	$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.7	$53.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.58%	6.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1498	$16514
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1211	$9833
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$3.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$100	$143
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$29.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.5	$2.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.6	$4.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.8	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$9.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$3.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$4.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.37	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.87	$14.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$5.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.58	$29.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.24	$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$5.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.08	$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.46	$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$102	$58.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$16.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.2	$68
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.18	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.6	$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62	$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$367	$2082
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4671	$18904

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Cities near Mecca

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Jeddah	$1123
329 km or 204 mi	Bisha	$894
338 km or 210 mi	Port Sudan	$1096
339 km or 211 mi	Medina	$853
350 km or 218 mi	Yanbu	$837
354 km or 220 mi	Bareq	$895
453 km or 282 mi	Abha	$919
606 km or 377 mi	As Sulayyil	$1026
620 km or 385 mi	Ar Rass	$833
628 km or 390 mi	Najran	$933
642 km or 399 mi	Al Wajh	$881
644 km or 400 mi	Keren	$491
648 km or 403 mi	Sa'dah	$490
649 km or 403 mi	Massawa	$490
670 km or 416 mi	Unaizah	$941
684 km or 425 mi	Asmara	$524
703 km or 437 mi	Ha'il	$949
735 km or 457 mi	Mendefera	$491
738 km or 458 mi	Atbara	$1091
756 km or 470 mi	Kassala	$987
769 km or 478 mi	Aswan	$325
790 km or 491 mi	Riyadh	$1588
807 km or 501 mi	Al Hudaydah	$513
818 km or 508 mi	Sanaa	$551
842 km or 523 mi	Sayyan	$487
842 km or 523 mi	Tabuk	$989
873 km or 542 mi	Luxor	$315
884 km or 549 mi	Mekelle	$686
884 km or 549 mi	Zabid	$490
890 km or 553 mi	Hurghada	$278
895 km or 556 mi	Qena	$334
904 km or 562 mi	Dhamar	$491
909 km or 565 mi	El Gouna	$294
912 km or 567 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$498
933 km or 580 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$821
947 km or 588 mi	El-Gadarif	$933
948 km or 589 mi	Ibb	$503
951 km or 591 mi	Sakakah	$806
951 km or 591 mi	Dahab	$394
979 km or 608 mi	Taiz	$513

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2292
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2456
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1984
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1740
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1527
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1835
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1681
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1741
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1506
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2382
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1823
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1667
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1285
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1629
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1919
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1755
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1722
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1963
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1824
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2302
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2154
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1796
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1791
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1392
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1645
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1875
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1869
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1748
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1758
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2394
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1819
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1793
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1786
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2488
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1766
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1778
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1922
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1893
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1353
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1749