Antwerp vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antwerp Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1857
$1107
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4482
$2620
🏠 One person rent
$927
$472
🏘️ Family rent
$1528
$791
🍽️ Food expenses
$638
$296
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$239
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3003
$1156
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
68 km
🎓 Higher education
87
41
😀 Quality of life
90
58
🏙️ Population
529K
2.43M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 68% more expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 2628th and 5028th ($1857 vs $1107) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 4th in Belgium and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Belgium vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Antwerp compared to 1 months in Mecca. Antwerp ranked 3rd best city to live in Belgium vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 218th and 6123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antwerp vs Mecca

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Antwerp Mecca
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.6
$4.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$106
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.2
$7.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.59
$1.6
☕ Cappuccino
$4.24
$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.68
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$890
$283
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$711
$384
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1494
$509
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1226
$699
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$194
$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.6
$69.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.27%
5.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4499
$1701
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3099
$1402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.6
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.9
$99.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.6
$23.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.52
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.99
$2.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$6.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$7.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.4
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.59
$3.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.5
$6.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.12
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.2
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.5
$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.1
$25.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.6
$4.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$113
$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$62.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$749
$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20480
$4622

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Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Mortsel
$1734
11 km or 6.6 mi Beveren
$1849
15 km or 9.3 mi Lier
$1772
19 km or 12 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1727
23 km or 14 mi Mechelen
$1877
26 km or 16 mi Zemst
$1854
28 km or 17 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1815
30 km or 19 mi Herentals
$1523
31 km or 19 mi Dendermonde
$1706
32 km or 20 mi Lokeren
$1734
32 km or 20 mi Bergen op Zoom
$2295
32 km or 20 mi Hoogstraten
$1770
32 km or 20 mi Vilvoorde
$1866
35 km or 22 mi Roosendaal
$2264
39 km or 24 mi Schaerbeek
$1920
39 km or 24 mi Turnhout
$1730
39 km or 24 mi Herent
$1864
40 km or 25 mi Aarschot
$1830
41 km or 25 mi Aalst
$1890
41 km or 25 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1853
41 km or 26 mi Brussels
$2065
42 km or 26 mi Geel
$1756
42 km or 26 mi Etten-Leur
$2110
43 km or 27 mi Anderlecht
$1939
43 km or 27 mi Leuven
$1920
44 km or 27 mi Dilbeek
$1900
45 km or 28 mi Saint-Gilles
$1932
45 km or 28 mi Forest
$1993
45 km or 28 mi Tervuren
$1894
46 km or 29 mi Scherpenheuvel-Zichem
$1786
46 km or 29 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1906
48 km or 30 mi Goes
$2471
49 km or 30 mi Breda
$2206
49 km or 31 mi Overijse
$1860
49 km or 31 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1917
50 km or 31 mi Ninove
$1809
51 km or 32 mi Ghent
$1846
52 km or 33 mi Diest
$1787
55 km or 34 mi Halle
$1886
56 km or 35 mi Waterloo
$2050

Cities near Mecca

Distance City Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi Jeddah
$1209
329 km or 204 mi Bisha
$906
338 km or 210 mi Port Sudan
$964
339 km or 211 mi Medina
$1168
350 km or 218 mi Yanbu
$795
354 km or 220 mi Bareq
$893
453 km or 282 mi Abha
$902
606 km or 377 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
620 km or 385 mi Ar Rass
$815
628 km or 390 mi Najran
$865
642 km or 399 mi Al Wajh
$942
644 km or 400 mi Keren
$498
648 km or 403 mi Sa'dah
$491
649 km or 403 mi Massawa
$497
670 km or 416 mi Unaizah
$931
684 km or 425 mi Asmara
$531
703 km or 437 mi Ha'il
$775
735 km or 457 mi Mendefera
$498
738 km or 458 mi Atbara
$1104
756 km or 470 mi Kassala
$931
769 km or 478 mi Aswan
$369
790 km or 491 mi Riyadh
$1632
807 km or 501 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
818 km or 508 mi Sanaa
$551
842 km or 523 mi Sayyan
$492
842 km or 523 mi Tabuk
$1074
873 km or 542 mi Luxor
$385
884 km or 549 mi Mekelle
$810
884 km or 549 mi Zabid
$491
890 km or 553 mi Hurghada
$354
895 km or 556 mi Qena
$448
904 km or 562 mi Dhamar
$494
909 km or 565 mi El Gouna
$360
912 km or 567 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
933 km or 580 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
947 km or 588 mi El-Gadarif
$858
948 km or 589 mi Ibb
$504
951 km or 591 mi Sakakah
$776
951 km or 591 mi Dahab
$479
979 km or 608 mi Taiz
$514