Mecca vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Mecca Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$979
$788
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2659
$2156
🏠 One person rent
$371
$367
🏘️ Family rent
$905
$796
🍽️ Food expenses
$293
$229
🚐 Transport expenses
$220
$47.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1646
$264
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
68 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
42
96
😀 Quality of life
54
60
🏙️ Population
2.43M
8.69M

The cost of living in Mecca is 24% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 5632nd and 6486th ($979 vs $788) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 4th in Saudi Arabia and Iran, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Mecca compared to 0.3 months in Tehran. Mecca ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 5982nd and 5221st among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Mecca vs Tehran infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Mecca vs Tehran

Prices for goods and services in Mecca and Tehran are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Mecca Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.96
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.2
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.05
$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$0.6
☕ Cappuccino
$3.31
$1.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$260
$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$263
$324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$743
$1087
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$783
$698
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$9.45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.9
$14.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.1
$5.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.62%
24.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1496
$1992
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1212
$1351
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.32
$0.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$101
$10
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$2.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$0.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.82
$3.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.22
$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$0.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.88
$0.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$0.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.6
$2.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.21
$19.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.08
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.45
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$103
$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.4
$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.1
$118
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.18
$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.4
$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.4
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$398
$128
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4682
$1951

Cost of living in other countries

MeccaTehran

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Tehran

Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$714
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$710
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$700
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$697
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$698
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$681
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$698
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$680
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$665
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$684
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$675
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$688
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$693
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$736
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$688
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$651
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$686
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$645
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$557
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$599
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$574
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$488
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$618
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$458
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$554
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$658
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$580
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$562
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$552
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$455
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$534
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$443
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$469
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$466
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$685
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$505
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$507
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$513
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$598
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$510