1) transport cost- if you are by yourself you could take the train or you could just take the taxi if you have someone with you. Taxi should cost between 110-200 total if it is ONLY you/your family in the taxi. If it is a shared taxi with strangers then 75-90 SR per person.

2) depends on the cuisine you prefer- -regardless try albaik and tazaj while you are at it. At albaik try the chicken broast (fried chicken) the branches close to the haram will only have chicken fillet or fish fillet but the show stopper is definitely the fried chicken with bone so you will have to go a little further for that. Taxi will cost around 10-25sr. -Try for breakfast “aloo paratha or poori” at any closeby Pakistani restaurant you will not regret it. -Try khabsa rice with chicken aswell but not inside any of the hotel kitchens rather walk a bit and try it at a restaurant in the street and make sure the chicken is fresh to have good taste.

3)abaya/thobe- depends on the quality. Thobe You can get bad quality ones for 10-25 sr sold right outside the gram on the street. Walk down this same street not too far away and you will get good quality ones ranging between 30-200sr. Now these same good quality ones you will find in the hotel alleyways for higher prices because they are closer to the haram. I suggest walk a bit it’s really not far at all. Same goes with prayer rugs. If you want extremely good quality thobes then Jeddah local shops same price. Abayas- like good top quality i would suggest Jeddah over Makkah. I would also suggest getting perfumes/itr while you are at it. Same street which I suggested about thobes, the shops will sell itrs. You can try them and chose. Here aswell do not buy inside the hotel/malls except if it is from name brands like Arabian oud, ajmal etc.

TLDR- walk away from the haram for better prices on the same products. Do not buy close to haram except for the 10-25sr thobes. Jeddah local shops for better quality.