Barcelona vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2116
$1107
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4761
$2620
🏠 One person rent
$1285
$472
🏘️ Family rent
$2102
$791
🍽️ Food expenses
$515
$296
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$239
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2516
$1156
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
68 km
🎓 Higher education
98
41
😀 Quality of life
90
58
🏙️ Population
1.73M
2.43M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 91% more expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 1722nd and 5028th ($2116 vs $1107) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 4th 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 months in Mecca. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 205th and 6123rd 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
$17.8
$4.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.9
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.1
$7.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.02
$1.6
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1395
$283
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1073
$384
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2392
$509
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$699
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.2
$69.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.08%
5.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7050
$1701
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4924
$1402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.17
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.4
$99.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$23.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.24
$2.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$6.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$7.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.49
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.46
$3.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.25
$6.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.65
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$73
$25.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$4.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.6
$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$62.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$777
$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16675
$4622

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1812
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2155
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1656
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1603
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1708
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1580
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1685
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1473
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1623
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1609
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1478
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1210
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1161
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1367
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1531
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1741
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1550
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1264
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1878
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1877
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1390
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1493
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$2000
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1645
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1230
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1201
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1509
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1659
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1215
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1585
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1267
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1296
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1709
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1471
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1569
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1415
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2879
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1663
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1347
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1797

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