Mecca vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mecca	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$979	$1612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2659	$3415
🏠 One person rent	$371	$980
🏘️ Family rent	$905	$1469
🍽️ Food expenses	$293	$389
🚐 Transport expenses	$220	$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1646	$1337
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	68 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	42	18
😀 Quality of life	54	60
🏙️ Population	2.43M	932K

The cost of living in Mecca is 39% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 5632nd and 3004th ($979 vs $1612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 9th in Saudi Arabia and Spain, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Mecca compared to 0.8 months in Tenerife. Mecca ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Tenerife ranked 84th in Spain, while ranked 5982nd and 5171st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mecca vs Tenerife

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	Mecca	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.96	$11.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.2	$49.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.05	$8.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$2.77
☕ Cappuccino	$3.31	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$1.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$260	$911
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$263	$898
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$743	$1580
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$783	$1309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.8	$51.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.9	$77.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.1	$28.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.62%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1496	$3352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1212	$2496
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.32	$1.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.67	$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.82	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.22	$8.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.37	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.88	$4.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.6	$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.21	$8.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.08	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.45	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$103	$45.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$8.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.1	$67.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.18	$11.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.4	$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.4	$84
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$398	$454
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4682	$6114

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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 Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1558
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1665
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1361
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1371
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1287
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1268
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1196
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1500
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1214
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$559
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1338
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1375
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1337
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1338
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1334
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$535
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$540
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$562
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$640
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$489
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$687
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$502
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$850
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$435
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$652
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$448
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$619
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$705
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$536
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$675
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$558
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$486
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1598
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1248
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1330
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1368
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$1950
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1263
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1415
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1291