Mecca vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Mecca	Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1162	$614
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2741	$1663
🏠 One person rent	$517	$220
🏘️ Family rent	$883	$365
🍽️ Food expenses	$307	$243
🚐 Transport expenses	$239	$84.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1341	$149
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	68 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	42	30
😀 Quality of life	57	45
🏙️ Population	2.43M	6.87M

The cost of living in Mecca is 89% more expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 4793rd and 7717th ($1162 vs $614) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Saudi Arabia and Myanmar, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Mecca compared to 0.2 months in Yangon. Mecca ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Yangon ranked 1st in Myanmar, while ranked 6119th and 7117th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mecca vs Yangon

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	Mecca	Yangon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.79	$2.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.5	$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.94	$5.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$1
☕ Cappuccino	$3.12	$1.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.78	$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$244	$339
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$448	$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$597
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$828	$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.8	$26.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60	$40.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71	$22.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.46%	12.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1493	$2152
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1216	$939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$9.91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23	$8.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.78	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$6.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.79	$5.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$9.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$4.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$4.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.39	$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.85	$8.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.36	$1.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.19	$1.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.08	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$104	$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.5	$2.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.9	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.24	$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.4	$62.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.5	$92.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$400	$265
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4655	$15435

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Cities near Mecca

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Jeddah	$1155
329 km or 204 mi	Bisha	$918
338 km or 210 mi	Port Sudan	$964
339 km or 211 mi	Medina	$1182
350 km or 218 mi	Yanbu	$791
354 km or 220 mi	Bareq	$903
453 km or 282 mi	Abha	$911
606 km or 377 mi	As Sulayyil	$1008
620 km or 385 mi	Ar Rass	$862
628 km or 390 mi	Najran	$860
642 km or 399 mi	Al Wajh	$940
644 km or 400 mi	Keren	$500
648 km or 403 mi	Sa'dah	$498
649 km or 403 mi	Massawa	$499
670 km or 416 mi	Unaizah	$967
684 km or 425 mi	Asmara	$533
703 km or 437 mi	Ha'il	$825
735 km or 457 mi	Mendefera	$498
738 km or 458 mi	Atbara	$1116
756 km or 470 mi	Kassala	$971
769 km or 478 mi	Aswan	$348
790 km or 491 mi	Riyadh	$1627
807 km or 501 mi	Al Hudaydah	$522
818 km or 508 mi	Sanaa	$560
842 km or 523 mi	Sayyan	$498
842 km or 523 mi	Tabuk	$1069
873 km or 542 mi	Luxor	$365
884 km or 549 mi	Mekelle	$826
884 km or 549 mi	Zabid	$499
890 km or 553 mi	Hurghada	$346
895 km or 556 mi	Qena	$428
904 km or 562 mi	Dhamar	$500
909 km or 565 mi	El Gouna	$354
912 km or 567 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$589
933 km or 580 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$791
947 km or 588 mi	El-Gadarif	$925
948 km or 589 mi	Ibb	$512
951 km or 591 mi	Sakakah	$769
951 km or 591 mi	Dahab	$517
979 km or 608 mi	Taiz	$522

Cities near Yangon

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Bago	$571
151 km or 94 mi	Pathein	$666
158 km or 98 mi	Hpa-an	$581
161 km or 100 mi	Mawlamyine	$567
334 km or 207 mi	Naypyidaw	$594
373 km or 232 mi	Chiang Mai	$727
373 km or 232 mi	Pai	$667
438 km or 272 mi	Phitsanulok	$558
442 km or 275 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$680
451 km or 280 mi	Taunggyi	$534
506 km or 314 mi	Sittwe	$558
520 km or 323 mi	Chiang Rai	$603
534 km or 332 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$623
552 km or 343 mi	Myeik	$553
566 km or 352 mi	Pak Kret	$736
566 km or 352 mi	Tha Khlong	$675
571 km or 355 mi	Nonthaburi	$737
571 km or 355 mi	Rangsit	$635
576 km or 358 mi	Mandalay	$540
578 km or 359 mi	Bangkok	$958
588 km or 365 mi	Lat Luang	$774
591 km or 367 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$774
600 km or 373 mi	Monywa	$519
624 km or 388 mi	Hua Hin	$724
658 km or 409 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
662 km or 411 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$770
666 km or 414 mi	Pattaya	$812
666 km or 414 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
671 km or 417 mi	Nong Prue	$787
686 km or 427 mi	Cox's Bazar	$324
697 km or 433 mi	Vientiane	$1152
705 km or 438 mi	Udon Thani	$578
708 km or 440 mi	Vang Vieng	$1181
713 km or 443 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
719 km or 447 mi	Luang Prabang	$1261
742 km or 461 mi	Klaeng	$718
756 km or 470 mi	Jinghong	$577
763 km or 474 mi	Chittagong	$358
816 km or 507 mi	Serei Saophoan	$623
834 km or 518 mi	Pu'er	$599