Mecca vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mecca	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$979	$422
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2659	$1047
🏠 One person rent	$371	$145
🏘️ Family rent	$905	$225
🍽️ Food expenses	$293	$176
🚐 Transport expenses	$220	$46
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1646	$550
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	68 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	42	5
😀 Quality of life	54	34
🏙️ Population	2.43M	115K

The cost of living in Mecca is 132% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 5632nd and 8915th ($979 vs $422) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th 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 1.7 months in Mecca compared to 1.3 months in Thimphu. Mecca ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 5982nd and 7592nd 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	$4.96	$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.2	$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.05	$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.31	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$260	$159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$263	$94.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$743	$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$783	$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.8	$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.9	$25.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.1	$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.62%	10.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1496	$605
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1212	$920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.32	$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.67	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.82	$4.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.22	$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.37	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.88	$4.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.6	$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.21	$1.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.08	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.45	$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$103	$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$3.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.1	$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.18	$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.4	$32
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.4	$43.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$398	$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4682	$666

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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 Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$459
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$312
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$296
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$296
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$900
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$317
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$309
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$342
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$323
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$335
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$307
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$963
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$300
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$280
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$408
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$308
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$264
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$292
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$282
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$274
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$305
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$292
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$304
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$295
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$419
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$341
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$430
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$367
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$309
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$288
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$294
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$321
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$289
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$294
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$316
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$292
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$299
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$300