Barcelona vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1887
$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4219
$2316
🏠 One person rent
$1118
$350
🏘️ Family rent
$1805
$622
🍽️ Food expenses
$475
$290
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$205
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2221
$1656
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
68 km
🎓 Higher education
98
41
😀 Quality of life
88
53
🏙️ Population
1.66M
2.43M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 101% more expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 2198th and 6019th ($1887 vs $940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 7th in Spain and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Spain vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 1.8 months in Mecca. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 238th and 6051st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Mecca

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Barcelona Mecca
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.1
$5.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.7
$35.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.5
$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.54
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1205
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2081
$775
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$423
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$38.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$59
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.6
$69.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.48%
4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6469
$1493
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4528
$1201
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.85
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.1
$99.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$2.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$6.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$7.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.2
$3.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.07
$5.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$5.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49
$103
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.4
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$4.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.7
$32.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$62.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$652
$363
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11932
$4675

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1635
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1914
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1511
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1473
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1573
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1494
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1577
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1491
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1507
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1507
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1321
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1105
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1134
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1259
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1240
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1571
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1485
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1309
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1688
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1688
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1245
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1391
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1783
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1499
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1177
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1094
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1344
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1548
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1209
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1456
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1238
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1244
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1551
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1330
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1439
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1274
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2685
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1531
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1399
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1581

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