Mecca vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Mecca	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1107	$1774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2620	$3949
🏠 One person rent	$472	$1040
🏘️ Family rent	$791	$1718
🍽️ Food expenses	$296	$454
🚐 Transport expenses	$239	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1156	$1578
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	68 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	41	19
😀 Quality of life	58	67
🏙️ Population	2.43M	955K

The cost of living in Mecca is 38% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 5028th and 2952nd ($1107 vs $1774) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 12th 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 months in Mecca compared to 0.9 months in Tenerife. Mecca ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Tenerife ranked 79th in Spain, while ranked 6123rd and 4756th 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	$4.49	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.3	$61.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.01	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.6	$2.94
☕ Cappuccino	$3.14	$2.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$283	$1034
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$384	$912
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$509	$1884
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$699	$1498
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.9	$71.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.5	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.9	$32.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.85%	3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1701	$4092
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1402	$2841
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$1.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.4	$41.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.3	$20.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.76	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.64	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.71	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.37	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.86	$5.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.39	$4.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.27	$8.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.98	$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$104	$53.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.4	$9.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.7	$83.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.23	$13.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.2	$90.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.7	$98.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$398	$453
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4622	$6610

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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 Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1694
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1750
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1615
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1654
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1531
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1540
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1332
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1697
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1388
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$635
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1628
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1682
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1622
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1627
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1629
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$617
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$647
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$599
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$692
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$539
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$769
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$558
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$953
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$513
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$732
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$482
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$671
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$773
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$598
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$659
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$612
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$589
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1772
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1432
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1510
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1545
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$1979
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1471
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1581
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1490