Mecca vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mecca	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$979	$1495
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2659	$3864
🏠 One person rent	$371	$837
🏘️ Family rent	$905	$1959
🍽️ Food expenses	$293	$495
🚐 Transport expenses	$220	$52.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1646	$861
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	68 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	42	8
😀 Quality of life	54	59
🏙️ Population	2.43M	24.7K

The cost of living in Mecca is 34% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 5632nd and 3454th ($979 vs $1495) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in Saudi Arabia and the Seychelles, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs the Seychelles comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Mecca compared to 0.6 months in Victoria. Mecca ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 5982nd and 5404th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mecca vs Victoria

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	Mecca	Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.96	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.2	$48.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.05	$9.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$3.81
☕ Cappuccino	$3.31	$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$260	$826
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$263	$661
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$743	$1953
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$783	$1746
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.8	$54.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.9	$83.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.1	$88.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.62%	16.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1496	$405
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1212	$1127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.32	$0.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$24.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.67	$3.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.82	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.22	$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$6.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.37	$3.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.88	$9.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$4.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.6	$21.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.21	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.08	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.45	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$103	$90.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.1	$64.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.18	$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.4	$65.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.4	$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$398	$156
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4682	$8298

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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 Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$711
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1465
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$1100
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$1105
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$706
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$447
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$498
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$796
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$808
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$812
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$667
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$671
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$745
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$580
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$712
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$785
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$811
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$552
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1322
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$523
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$507
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1358
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$545
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1371
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1400
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1368
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1459
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1379
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1575
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1396
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1397
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1296
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1506
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$352
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1150
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$486
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$561
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$660
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$541
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$408