Mecca vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mecca Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1032
$452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2465
$1081
🏠 One person rent
$394
$164
🏘️ Family rent
$622
$242
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$219
$41.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1784
$436
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
68 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
41
5
😀 Quality of life
54
36
🏙️ Population
1.68M
79.2K

The cost of living in Mecca is 128% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 5103rd and 8761st ($1032 vs $452) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 months in Thimphu. Mecca ranked 8th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Thimphu ranked 2nd in Bhutan, while ranked 6051st and 7674th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mecca Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.11
$3.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.5
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.92
$3.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$7.06
☕ Cappuccino
$3.4
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$275
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$275
$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$690
$243
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$424
$174
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.9
$17.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.6
$27.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.4
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.07%
10.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1443
$730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1095
$121
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.02
$1.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$99.4
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.1
$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.72
$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.79
$4.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$4.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.89
$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.32
$3.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.19
$1.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.08
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$127
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.9
$3.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.2
$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.24
$3.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.3
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.5
$42.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$398
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4708
$701

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Distance City Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi Jeddah
$1100
329 km or 204 mi Bisha
$938
338 km or 210 mi Port Sudan
$1361
339 km or 211 mi Medina
$892
350 km or 218 mi Yanbu
$844
354 km or 220 mi Bareq
$920
453 km or 282 mi Abha
$923
606 km or 377 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
620 km or 385 mi Ar Rass
$860
628 km or 390 mi Najran
$1047
642 km or 399 mi Al Wajh
$879
644 km or 400 mi Keren
$466
648 km or 403 mi Sa'dah
$467
649 km or 403 mi Massawa
$467
670 km or 416 mi Unaizah
$1013
684 km or 425 mi Asmara
$498
703 km or 437 mi Ha'il
$996
735 km or 457 mi Mendefera
$466
738 km or 458 mi Atbara
$1095
756 km or 470 mi Kassala
$1061
769 km or 478 mi Aswan
$280
790 km or 491 mi Riyadh
$1642
807 km or 501 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
818 km or 508 mi Sanaa
$523
842 km or 523 mi Sayyan
$467
842 km or 523 mi Tabuk
$1000
873 km or 542 mi Luxor
$404
884 km or 549 mi Mekelle
$800
884 km or 549 mi Zabid
$466
890 km or 553 mi Hurghada
$434
895 km or 556 mi Qena
$443
904 km or 562 mi Dhamar
$470
909 km or 565 mi El Gouna
$440
912 km or 567 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
933 km or 580 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
947 km or 588 mi El-Gadarif
$959
948 km or 589 mi Ibb
$481
951 km or 591 mi Sakakah
$854
951 km or 591 mi Dahab
$625
979 km or 608 mi Taiz
$490

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$476
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$343
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$325
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$337
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$1014
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$339
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$325
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$376
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$342
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$367
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$319
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1095
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$299
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$315
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$360
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$318
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$290
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$290
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$271
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$293
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$312
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$337
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$311
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$303
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$342
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$455
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$355
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$456
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$387
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$446
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$272
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$390
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$287
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$345
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$310
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$304
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$335
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$312
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$276
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$288