Mecca vs Tashkent - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mecca	Tashkent
🚶 Cost of living one person	$979	$853
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2659	$2186
🏠 One person rent	$371	$474
🏘️ Family rent	$905	$929
🍽️ Food expenses	$293	$249
🚐 Transport expenses	$220	$44.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1646	$522
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	68 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	42	46
😀 Quality of life	54	55
🏙️ Population	2.43M	2.96M

The cost of living in Mecca is 15% more expensive than in Tashkent. Cities ranked 5632nd and 6253rd ($979 vs $853) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in Saudi Arabia and Uzbekistan, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Uzbekistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Mecca compared to 0.6 months in Tashkent. Mecca ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Tashkent ranked 1st in Uzbekistan, while ranked 5982nd and 5872nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mecca vs Tashkent

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	Mecca	Tashkent
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.96	$4.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.2	$30.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.05	$4.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$1.16
☕ Cappuccino	$3.31	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$260	$599
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$263	$396
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$743	$1255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$783	$783
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.8	$25.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.9	$39.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.1	$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.62%	22.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1496	$1748
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1212	$965
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.32	$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$9.83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$3.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$0.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.67	$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.82	$7.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.22	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$8.23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$0.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.37	$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.88	$6.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.6	$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.21	$13.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.08	$1.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.45	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$103	$47.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$5.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.1	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.18	$8.85
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.4	$50
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.4	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$398	$295
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4682	$9301

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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 Tashkent

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Chirchiq	$444
87 km or 54 mi	Istiklol	$613
115 km or 71 mi	Shymkent	$569
117 km or 73 mi	Khujand	$623
123 km or 77 mi	Buston	$615
127 km or 79 mi	Ghafurov	$614
149 km or 92 mi	Konibodom	$613
156 km or 97 mi	Istaravshan	$613
178 km or 110 mi	Jizzakh	$507
204 km or 127 mi	Namangan	$538
226 km or 140 mi	Margilan	$591
235 km or 146 mi	Fergana	$626
238 km or 148 mi	Turkistan	$512
244 km or 152 mi	Panjakent	$602
247 km or 153 mi	Taraz	$441
254 km or 158 mi	Kentau	$501
267 km or 166 mi	Andijan	$430
267 km or 166 mi	Samarkand	$472
280 km or 174 mi	Talas	$623
306 km or 190 mi	Dushanbe	$605
308 km or 191 mi	Osh	$477
313 km or 195 mi	Toktogul	$607
314 km or 195 mi	Jalal-Abad	$538
322 km or 200 mi	Tursunzoda	$593
387 km or 241 mi	Qurghonteppa	$596
400 km or 249 mi	Qarshi	$484
443 km or 275 mi	Bukhara	$431
471 km or 292 mi	Bishkek	$713
493 km or 306 mi	Kant	$674
499 km or 310 mi	Kyzylorda	$518
510 km or 317 mi	Kunduz	$394
526 km or 327 mi	Tokmok	$667
542 km or 337 mi	Turkmenabat	$1523
544 km or 338 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$408
562 km or 349 mi	Naryn	$637
597 km or 371 mi	Puli Khumri	$381
598 km or 372 mi	Sheberghan	$414
605 km or 376 mi	Kashgar	$634
610 km or 379 mi	Artux	$619
641 km or 398 mi	Kaskelen	$785