Mecca vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Mecca	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1031	$3350
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2436	$7781
🏠 One person rent	$438	$2159
🏘️ Family rent	$727	$3818
🍽️ Food expenses	$276	$775
🚐 Transport expenses	$224	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1083	$7152
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	41	100
😀 Quality of life	57	94
🏙️ Population	2.43M	690K

The cost of living in Mecca is 69% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 5338th and 74th ($1031 vs $3350) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 56th 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 1.1 months in Mecca compared to 2.1 months in Washington. Mecca ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Washington ranked 6th in the United States, while ranked 6151st and 31st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mecca vs Washington

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	Mecca	Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.49	$22.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27	$101
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.64	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$8.68
☕ Cappuccino	$3.13	$6.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.7	$3.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$329	$2374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$329	$1850
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$580	$4205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$600	$3379
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.5	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.5	$68.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.28%	6.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1938	$8429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1617	$3565
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.34	$3.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$100	$115
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$3.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$6.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.33	$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.3	$18.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.97	$15.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$19.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$5.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$5.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$5.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$2.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.37	$3.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.13	$17.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$4.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.59	$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.17	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.94	$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$4.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.45	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$104	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.8	$196
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.18	$35.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.5	$70
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55.7	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$399	$1892
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4518	$24903

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Cities near Mecca

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Jeddah	$1210
329 km or 204 mi	Bisha	$890
338 km or 210 mi	Port Sudan	$976
339 km or 211 mi	Medina	$1164
350 km or 218 mi	Yanbu	$791
354 km or 220 mi	Bareq	$873
453 km or 282 mi	Abha	$871
606 km or 377 mi	As Sulayyil	$993
620 km or 385 mi	Ar Rass	$834
628 km or 390 mi	Najran	$864
642 km or 399 mi	Al Wajh	$919
644 km or 400 mi	Keren	$483
648 km or 403 mi	Sa'dah	$475
649 km or 403 mi	Massawa	$484
670 km or 416 mi	Unaizah	$938
684 km or 425 mi	Asmara	$513
703 km or 437 mi	Ha'il	$738
735 km or 457 mi	Mendefera	$481
738 km or 458 mi	Atbara	$1124
756 km or 470 mi	Kassala	$947
769 km or 478 mi	Aswan	$350
790 km or 491 mi	Riyadh	$1628
807 km or 501 mi	Al Hudaydah	$499
818 km or 508 mi	Sanaa	$532
842 km or 523 mi	Sayyan	$476
842 km or 523 mi	Tabuk	$1036
873 km or 542 mi	Luxor	$379
884 km or 549 mi	Mekelle	$748
884 km or 549 mi	Zabid	$476
890 km or 553 mi	Hurghada	$334
895 km or 556 mi	Qena	$439
904 km or 562 mi	Dhamar	$478
909 km or 565 mi	El Gouna	$338
912 km or 567 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$555
933 km or 580 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$771
947 km or 588 mi	El-Gadarif	$872
948 km or 589 mi	Ibb	$488
951 km or 591 mi	Sakakah	$753
951 km or 591 mi	Dahab	$429
979 km or 608 mi	Taiz	$497

Cities near Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$3031
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2572
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2913
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2769
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2223
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$3016
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2367
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2774
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2678
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2803
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2596
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2377
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2801
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2508
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2512
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2799
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2696
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2608
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3338
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2695
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2856
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2379
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2793
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2862
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2484
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2341
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2554
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2224
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2603
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2318
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2363
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1977
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$3012
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2787
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2694
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2275
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$2037
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2252
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$2109
122 km or 76 mi	York	$2088