Antwerp vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antwerp Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1834
$1031
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4433
$2436
🏠 One person rent
$929
$438
🏘️ Family rent
$1527
$727
🍽️ Food expenses
$618
$276
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$224
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3013
$1083
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
87
41
😀 Quality of life
90
57
🏙️ Population
529K
2.43M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 78% more expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 2660th and 5338th ($1834 vs $1031) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 6th 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 1.1 months in Mecca. Antwerp ranked 3rd best city to live in Belgium vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 190th and 6151st 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
$20.7
$4.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$91
$27
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.7
$6.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.5
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.72
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$891
$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$711
$329
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1501
$580
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1217
$600
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.3
$71.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.57%
5.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4523
$1938
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3139
$1617
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.49
$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.4
$100
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.3
$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.4
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.98
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$6.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$6.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.6
$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.03
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.13
$4.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.5
$5.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.65
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.1
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.8
$4.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$32.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$55.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$867
$399
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20056
$4518

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Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Mortsel
$1688
11 km or 6.6 mi Beveren
$1829
15 km or 9.3 mi Lier
$1743
19 km or 12 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1799
23 km or 14 mi Mechelen
$1848
26 km or 16 mi Zemst
$1833
28 km or 17 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1757
30 km or 19 mi Herentals
$1476
31 km or 19 mi Dendermonde
$1769
32 km or 20 mi Lokeren
$1742
32 km or 20 mi Bergen op Zoom
$2143
32 km or 20 mi Hoogstraten
$1740
32 km or 20 mi Vilvoorde
$1844
35 km or 22 mi Roosendaal
$2087
39 km or 24 mi Schaerbeek
$1896
39 km or 24 mi Turnhout
$1739
39 km or 24 mi Herent
$1845
40 km or 25 mi Aarschot
$1799
41 km or 25 mi Aalst
$1881
41 km or 25 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1837
41 km or 26 mi Brussels
$2030
42 km or 26 mi Geel
$1738
42 km or 26 mi Etten-Leur
$1970
43 km or 27 mi Anderlecht
$1926
43 km or 27 mi Leuven
$1895
44 km or 27 mi Dilbeek
$1861
45 km or 28 mi Saint-Gilles
$1895
45 km or 28 mi Forest
$1969
45 km or 28 mi Tervuren
$1874
46 km or 29 mi Scherpenheuvel-Zichem
$1763
46 km or 29 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1870
48 km or 30 mi Goes
$2460
49 km or 30 mi Breda
$2112
49 km or 31 mi Overijse
$1832
49 km or 31 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1866
50 km or 31 mi Ninove
$1799
51 km or 32 mi Ghent
$1817
52 km or 33 mi Diest
$1759
55 km or 34 mi Halle
$1843
56 km or 35 mi Waterloo
$1993

Cities near Mecca

Distance City Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi Jeddah
$1210
329 km or 204 mi Bisha
$890
338 km or 210 mi Port Sudan
$976
339 km or 211 mi Medina
$1164
350 km or 218 mi Yanbu
$791
354 km or 220 mi Bareq
$873
453 km or 282 mi Abha
$871
606 km or 377 mi As Sulayyil
$993
620 km or 385 mi Ar Rass
$834
628 km or 390 mi Najran
$864
642 km or 399 mi Al Wajh
$919
644 km or 400 mi Keren
$483
648 km or 403 mi Sa'dah
$475
649 km or 403 mi Massawa
$484
670 km or 416 mi Unaizah
$938
684 km or 425 mi Asmara
$513
703 km or 437 mi Ha'il
$738
735 km or 457 mi Mendefera
$481
738 km or 458 mi Atbara
$1124
756 km or 470 mi Kassala
$947
769 km or 478 mi Aswan
$350
790 km or 491 mi Riyadh
$1628
807 km or 501 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
818 km or 508 mi Sanaa
$532
842 km or 523 mi Sayyan
$476
842 km or 523 mi Tabuk
$1036
873 km or 542 mi Luxor
$379
884 km or 549 mi Mekelle
$748
884 km or 549 mi Zabid
$476
890 km or 553 mi Hurghada
$334
895 km or 556 mi Qena
$439
904 km or 562 mi Dhamar
$478
909 km or 565 mi El Gouna
$338
912 km or 567 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
933 km or 580 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$771
947 km or 588 mi El-Gadarif
$872
948 km or 589 mi Ibb
$488
951 km or 591 mi Sakakah
$753
951 km or 591 mi Dahab
$429
979 km or 608 mi Taiz
$497