Mecca vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Mecca	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1107	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2620	$6700
🏠 One person rent	$472	$1749
🏘️ Family rent	$791	$3002
🍽️ Food expenses	$296	$597
🚐 Transport expenses	$239	$337
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1156	$4145
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	68 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	41	99
😀 Quality of life	58	98
🏙️ Population	2.43M	5.45M

The cost of living in Mecca is 61% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 5028th and 348th ($1107 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 months in Mecca compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Mecca ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 6123rd 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	$4.49	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.3	$79.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.01	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.6	$7.36
☕ Cappuccino	$3.14	$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$283	$2123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$384	$1437
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$509	$3835
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$699	$2492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.9	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.5	$190
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.9	$51.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.85%	6.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1701	$13218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1402	$7866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$3.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.4	$118
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.3	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.76	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.64	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.71	$9.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.37	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.86	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.39	$24.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.27	$9.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.98	$4.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$104	$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.4	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.7	$70.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.23	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.2	$80.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.7	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$398	$2281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4622	$21946

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Cities near Mecca

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Jeddah	$1209
329 km or 204 mi	Bisha	$906
338 km or 210 mi	Port Sudan	$964
339 km or 211 mi	Medina	$1168
350 km or 218 mi	Yanbu	$795
354 km or 220 mi	Bareq	$893
453 km or 282 mi	Abha	$902
606 km or 377 mi	As Sulayyil	$1005
620 km or 385 mi	Ar Rass	$815
628 km or 390 mi	Najran	$865
642 km or 399 mi	Al Wajh	$942
644 km or 400 mi	Keren	$498
648 km or 403 mi	Sa'dah	$491
649 km or 403 mi	Massawa	$497
670 km or 416 mi	Unaizah	$931
684 km or 425 mi	Asmara	$531
703 km or 437 mi	Ha'il	$775
735 km or 457 mi	Mendefera	$498
738 km or 458 mi	Atbara	$1104
756 km or 470 mi	Kassala	$931
769 km or 478 mi	Aswan	$369
790 km or 491 mi	Riyadh	$1632
807 km or 501 mi	Al Hudaydah	$515
818 km or 508 mi	Sanaa	$551
842 km or 523 mi	Sayyan	$492
842 km or 523 mi	Tabuk	$1074
873 km or 542 mi	Luxor	$385
884 km or 549 mi	Mekelle	$810
884 km or 549 mi	Zabid	$491
890 km or 553 mi	Hurghada	$354
895 km or 556 mi	Qena	$448
904 km or 562 mi	Dhamar	$494
909 km or 565 mi	El Gouna	$360
912 km or 567 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$598
933 km or 580 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$790
947 km or 588 mi	El-Gadarif	$858
948 km or 589 mi	Ibb	$504
951 km or 591 mi	Sakakah	$776
951 km or 591 mi	Dahab	$479
979 km or 608 mi	Taiz	$514

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2379
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2482
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2050
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1710
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1997
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1699
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1821
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1477
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2223
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1867
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1288
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1824
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1815
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1979
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2352
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1896
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1860
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1487
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1894
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1813
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1829
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2496
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1928
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1906
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2269
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1822
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1988
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2217
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1604
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1864