Antwerp vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antwerp Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1762
$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4106
$2316
🏠 One person rent
$893
$350
🏘️ Family rent
$1430
$622
🍽️ Food expenses
$583
$290
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$205
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2721
$1656
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
68 km
🎓 Higher education
87
41
😀 Quality of life
89
53
🏙️ Population
529K
2.43M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 87% more expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 2671st and 6019th ($1762 vs $940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 7th in Belgium and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Belgium vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Antwerp compared to 1.8 months in Mecca. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 176th and 6051st 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
$19.6
$5.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.9
$35.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.64
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.87
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.26
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$840
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$683
$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1437
$775
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1117
$423
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$38.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$59
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.6
$69.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.43%
4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4562
$1493
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3518
$1201
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.81
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68
$99.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.6
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.91
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.54
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.02
$2.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$6.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$7.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.17
$3.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.36
$5.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$5.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.58
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.54
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.9
$103
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.2
$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.2
$4.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$106
$32.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$62.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$619
$363
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13064
$4675

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Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Mortsel
$1611
11 km or 6.6 mi Beveren
$1709
15 km or 9.3 mi Lier
$1616
19 km or 12 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1592
23 km or 14 mi Mechelen
$1619
26 km or 16 mi Zemst
$1636
28 km or 17 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1593
30 km or 19 mi Herentals
$1442
31 km or 19 mi Dendermonde
$1592
32 km or 20 mi Lokeren
$1545
32 km or 20 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1951
32 km or 20 mi Hoogstraten
$1559
32 km or 20 mi Vilvoorde
$1675
35 km or 22 mi Roosendaal
$1920
39 km or 24 mi Schaerbeek
$1752
39 km or 24 mi Turnhout
$1421
39 km or 24 mi Herent
$1693
40 km or 25 mi Aarschot
$1514
41 km or 25 mi Aalst
$1779
41 km or 25 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1657
41 km or 26 mi Brussels
$1958
42 km or 26 mi Geel
$1602
42 km or 26 mi Etten-Leur
$1813
43 km or 27 mi Anderlecht
$1734
43 km or 27 mi Leuven
$1761
44 km or 27 mi Dilbeek
$1715
45 km or 28 mi Saint-Gilles
$1633
45 km or 28 mi Forest
$1712
45 km or 28 mi Tervuren
$1799
46 km or 29 mi Scherpenheuvel-Zichem
$1587
46 km or 29 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1691
48 km or 30 mi Goes
$2046
49 km or 30 mi Breda
$1750
49 km or 31 mi Overijse
$1723
49 km or 31 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1738
50 km or 31 mi Ninove
$1660
51 km or 32 mi Ghent
$1645
52 km or 33 mi Diest
$1611
55 km or 34 mi Halle
$1701
56 km or 35 mi Waterloo
$1911

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