Mecca vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Mecca	Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$940	$1503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2316	$3133
🏠 One person rent	$350	$963
🏘️ Family rent	$622	$1557
🍽️ Food expenses	$290	$323
🚐 Transport expenses	$205	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1656	$2228
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	68 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	41	65
😀 Quality of life	53	83
🏙️ Population	2.43M	1.25M

The cost of living in Mecca is 37% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 6019th and 3679th ($940 vs $1503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 7th in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Mecca compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Mecca ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 6051st and 386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mecca vs Sharjah

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	Mecca	Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.18	$5.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.7	$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.67	$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.59	$9.57
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$251	$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$775	$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$423	$1186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.5	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59	$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.9	$97.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.54%	4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1493	$6590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1201	$4507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.7	$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16	$9.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.5	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.63	$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.73	$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.21	$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.39	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.82	$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.53	$6.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.22	$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$103	$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.8	$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.23	$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.7	$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.1	$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$363	$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4675	$5054

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Cities near Mecca

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Jeddah	$1123
329 km or 204 mi	Bisha	$895
338 km or 210 mi	Port Sudan	$1096
339 km or 211 mi	Medina	$853
350 km or 218 mi	Yanbu	$837
354 km or 220 mi	Bareq	$895
453 km or 282 mi	Abha	$915
606 km or 377 mi	As Sulayyil	$1021
620 km or 385 mi	Ar Rass	$828
628 km or 390 mi	Najran	$934
642 km or 399 mi	Al Wajh	$879
644 km or 400 mi	Keren	$491
648 km or 403 mi	Sa'dah	$488
649 km or 403 mi	Massawa	$492
670 km or 416 mi	Unaizah	$940
684 km or 425 mi	Asmara	$524
703 km or 437 mi	Ha'il	$944
735 km or 457 mi	Mendefera	$490
738 km or 458 mi	Atbara	$1094
756 km or 470 mi	Kassala	$988
769 km or 478 mi	Aswan	$324
790 km or 491 mi	Riyadh	$1586
807 km or 501 mi	Al Hudaydah	$513
818 km or 508 mi	Sanaa	$550
842 km or 523 mi	Sayyan	$491
842 km or 523 mi	Tabuk	$988
873 km or 542 mi	Luxor	$314
884 km or 549 mi	Mekelle	$686
884 km or 549 mi	Zabid	$489
890 km or 553 mi	Hurghada	$278
895 km or 556 mi	Qena	$333
904 km or 562 mi	Dhamar	$491
909 km or 565 mi	El Gouna	$294
912 km or 567 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$499
933 km or 580 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$821
947 km or 588 mi	El-Gadarif	$935
948 km or 589 mi	Ibb	$504
951 km or 591 mi	Sakakah	$806
951 km or 591 mi	Dahab	$393
979 km or 608 mi	Taiz	$514

Cities near Sharjah

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Ajman	$2084
13 km or 8 mi	Dubai	$2309
28 km or 17 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1768
95 km or 59 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1603
98 km or 61 mi	Fujairah	$1232
133 km or 82 mi	Al Ain	$1050
142 km or 88 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1802
222 km or 138 mi	Bandar Abbas	$728
259 km or 161 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1630
337 km or 210 mi	Seeb	$994
346 km or 215 mi	Nizwa	$786
377 km or 235 mi	Muscat	$1110
388 km or 241 mi	Doha	$1810
392 km or 243 mi	Al Khor	$1719
394 km or 245 mi	Jahrom	$561
434 km or 270 mi	Fasa	$556
436 km or 271 mi	Jiroft	$547
456 km or 283 mi	Sirjan	$520
491 km or 305 mi	Manama	$1267
492 km or 306 mi	Riffa	$1218
493 km or 307 mi	Isa Town	$1226
510 km or 317 mi	Bam	$531
526 km or 327 mi	Chabahar	$687
534 km or 332 mi	Dhahran	$870
543 km or 337 mi	Dammam	$989
550 km or 342 mi	Shiraz	$558
563 km or 350 mi	Marvdasht	$546
564 km or 350 mi	Rafsanjan	$515
564 km or 351 mi	Qatif	$878
566 km or 352 mi	Iranshahr	$639
572 km or 355 mi	Kerman	$467
575 km or 358 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$783
599 km or 372 mi	Borazjan	$541
600 km or 373 mi	Jubail	$928
600 km or 373 mi	Kazerun	$537
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$548
699 km or 434 mi	Yasuj	$489
709 km or 440 mi	Zahedan	$831
734 km or 456 mi	Yazd	$577
771 km or 479 mi	Behbahan	$507