Mecca vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mecca Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1107
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2620
$1010
🏠 One person rent
$472
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$791
$235
🍽️ Food expenses
$296
$169
🚐 Transport expenses
$239
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1156
$462
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
68 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
41
5
😀 Quality of life
58
45
🏙️ Population
2.43M
115K

The cost of living in Mecca is 168% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 5028th and 8957th ($1107 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Saudi Arabia and Bhutan, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Mecca compared to 1.1 months in Thimphu. Mecca ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 6123rd and 7238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mecca vs Thimphu

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Mecca Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.49
$2.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.3
$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.6
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$3.14
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$283
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$509
$251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$699
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.9
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.5
$26.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69.9
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.85%
10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1701
$577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1402
$895
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.33
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$99.4
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.3
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.77
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.76
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.64
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.71
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.86
$5.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.39
$3.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.27
$1.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$104
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.4
$3.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.7
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.23
$3.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.2
$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.7
$42.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$398
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4622
$633

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$443
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$293
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$307
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$320
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$943
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$310
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$299
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$339
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$315
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$335
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$299
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1012
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$283
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$293
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$344
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$300
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$287
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$278
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$253
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$281
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$284
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$298
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$350
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$325
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$412
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$340
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$481
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$355
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$351
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$285
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$275
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$319
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$314
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$290
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$308
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$284
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$280
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$285