Mecca vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Mecca	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1032	$1608
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2465	$4004
🏠 One person rent	$394	$923
🏘️ Family rent	$622	$1998
🍽️ Food expenses	$308	$484
🚐 Transport expenses	$219	$84.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1784	$818
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	68 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	41	8
😀 Quality of life	54	59
🏙️ Population	1.68M	24.7K

The cost of living in Mecca is 36% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 5103rd and 3034th ($1032 vs $1608) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 0.5 months in Victoria. Mecca ranked 8th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 6051st and 5511th 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	$6.11	$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$41.5	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.92	$9.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.59	$3.69
☕ Cappuccino	$3.4	$4.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.73	$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$275	$981
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$275	$663
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$690	$1936
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$424	$1722
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.9	$66.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.6	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.4	$130
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.07%	16.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1443	$424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1095	$1289
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.4	$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.1	$44.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$2.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$1.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.72	$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.79	$20.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$5.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$9.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$6.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$1.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.38	$3.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.89	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.69	$3.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.32	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.19	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.08	$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$127	$90.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.9	$5.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.2	$71.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.24	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$38.3	$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.5	$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$398	$158
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4708	$8062

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Cities near Mecca

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

Cities near Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$819
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1506
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$585
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$587
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$805
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$461
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$452
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$776
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$784
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$829
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$751
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$666
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$718
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$493
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$770
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$852
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$720
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$762
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1394
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$706
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$600
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1406
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$622
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1417
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1439
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1411
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1487
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1404
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1618
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1365
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1324
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1334
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1144
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$353
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1127
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$600
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$536
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$815
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$486
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$524