Mecca vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Mecca	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1107	$2392
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2620	$5464
🏠 One person rent	$472	$1512
🏘️ Family rent	$791	$2536
🍽️ Food expenses	$296	$610
🚐 Transport expenses	$239	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1156	$4175
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	68 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	41	74
😀 Quality of life	58	88
🏙️ Population	2.43M	459K

The cost of living in Mecca is 54% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 5028th and 1097th ($1107 vs $2392) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 940th in Saudi Arabia and the United States, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Mecca compared to 1.7 months in Virginia Beach. Mecca ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Virginia Beach ranked 88th in the United States, while ranked 6123rd and 304th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mecca vs Virginia Beach

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	Mecca	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.49	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.3	$90.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.01	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.6	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$3.14	$5.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$2.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$283	$1635
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$384	$1255
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$509	$2879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$699	$2143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.9	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.5	$181
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.9	$64.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.85%	6.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1701	$2291
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1402	$2286
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.4	$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.3	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$3.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$5.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.76	$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.64	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.71	$6.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$5.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$5.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$3.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$1.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.37	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.86	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.39	$9.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.27	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.98	$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$4.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$104	$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.4	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.7	$126
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.23	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.2	$61.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.7	$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$398	$1364
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4622	$15986

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Cities near Mecca

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Jeddah	$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

Cities near Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2385
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2335
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2354
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2703
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2233
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2367
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2065
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2385
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2378
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2379
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2056
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$1944
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2057
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$1780
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2372
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2003
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2522
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1847
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2111
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2088
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2588
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2681
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$1969
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2877
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2379
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2951
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1773
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2581
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2544
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3306
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2194
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$3030
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2453
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2818
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2650
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2777
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2619
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3292
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2252
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2763