Amsterdam vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amsterdam Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2545
$1032
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5759
$2465
🏠 One person rent
$1649
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$2742
$622
🍽️ Food expenses
$538
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$217
$219
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3788
$1784
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
68 km
🎓 Higher education
95
41
😀 Quality of life
94
54
🏙️ Population
921K
1.68M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 147% more expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 612th and 5103rd ($2545 vs $1032) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in the Netherlands and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 1.7 months in Mecca. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Mecca ranked 8th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 37th and 6051st among best cities to live in the world.

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Amsterdam Mecca
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.4
$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$77.4
$41.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.6
$6.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.35
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$4.1
$3.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.18
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1693
$275
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1379
$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2979
$690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2298
$424
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$260
$73.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.3
$71.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9157
$1443
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5939
$1095
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.61
$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.9
$99.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.3
$23.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.01
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.73
$2.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$6.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$7.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.3
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.94
$3.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$6.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$5.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.53
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.21
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.6
$127
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$17.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.1
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.9
$4.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.1
$38.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93
$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1976
$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10734
$4708

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Purmerend
$2001
18 km or 11 mi Haarlem
$2465
21 km or 13 mi IJmuiden
$2092
22 km or 14 mi Almere
$1647
25 km or 16 mi Zandvoort
$2135
26 km or 16 mi Hilversum
$1894
26 km or 16 mi Huizen
$1897
35 km or 22 mi Langedijk
$1958
36 km or 22 mi Utrecht
$2055
38 km or 23 mi Leiden
$2205
38 km or 24 mi Oegstgeest
$2000
40 km or 25 mi Zeist
$1939
42 km or 26 mi Lelystad
$1501
48 km or 30 mi Leidschendam
$1850
49 km or 30 mi Harderwijk
$1796
52 km or 32 mi The Hague
$1886
53 km or 33 mi Scheveningen
$1836
55 km or 34 mi Delft
$1804
57 km or 36 mi Dronten
$1729
59 km or 36 mi Rotterdam
$2013
60 km or 37 mi Veenendaal
$1841
61 km or 38 mi Ridderkerk
$1890
64 km or 40 mi Sliedrecht
$1873
64 km or 40 mi Ede
$1818
65 km or 40 mi Elburg
$1793
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$1919
67 km or 42 mi Zaltbommel
$1877
70 km or 43 mi Wageningen
$1756
72 km or 45 mi Kampen
$1770
75 km or 47 mi Apeldoorn
$1942
76 km or 47 mi Texel
$1864
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1876
82 km or 51 mi Arnhem
$1697
83 km or 51 mi Zwolle
$1725
83 km or 52 mi Zwartewaterland
$1761
86 km or 54 mi Deventer
$1901
89 km or 55 mi Nijmegen
$1746
89 km or 55 mi Sneek
$1734
89 km or 55 mi Breda
$1822
91 km or 57 mi Tilburg
$1833

Cities near Mecca

Distance City Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi Jeddah
$1100
329 km or 204 mi Bisha
$938
338 km or 210 mi Port Sudan
$1361
339 km or 211 mi Medina
$892
350 km or 218 mi Yanbu
$844
354 km or 220 mi Bareq
$920
453 km or 282 mi Abha
$923
606 km or 377 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
620 km or 385 mi Ar Rass
$860
628 km or 390 mi Najran
$1047
642 km or 399 mi Al Wajh
$879
644 km or 400 mi Keren
$466
648 km or 403 mi Sa'dah
$467
649 km or 403 mi Massawa
$467
670 km or 416 mi Unaizah
$1013
684 km or 425 mi Asmara
$498
703 km or 437 mi Ha'il
$996
735 km or 457 mi Mendefera
$466
738 km or 458 mi Atbara
$1095
756 km or 470 mi Kassala
$1061
769 km or 478 mi Aswan
$280
790 km or 491 mi Riyadh
$1642
807 km or 501 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
818 km or 508 mi Sanaa
$523
842 km or 523 mi Sayyan
$467
842 km or 523 mi Tabuk
$1000
873 km or 542 mi Luxor
$404
884 km or 549 mi Mekelle
$800
884 km or 549 mi Zabid
$466
890 km or 553 mi Hurghada
$434
895 km or 556 mi Qena
$443
904 km or 562 mi Dhamar
$470
909 km or 565 mi El Gouna
$440
912 km or 567 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
933 km or 580 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
947 km or 588 mi El-Gadarif
$959
948 km or 589 mi Ibb
$481
951 km or 591 mi Sakakah
$854
951 km or 591 mi Dahab
$625
979 km or 608 mi Taiz
$490