Berlin vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Berlin	Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2027	$979
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4661	$2659
🏠 One person rent	$1127	$371
🏘️ Family rent	$2029	$905
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$293
🚐 Transport expenses	$258	$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3225	$1646
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	68 km
🎓 Higher education	100	42
😀 Quality of life	95	54
🏙️ Population	3.78M	2.43M

The cost of living in Berlin is 107% more expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 1762nd and 5632nd ($2027 vs $979) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 8th in Germany and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Germany vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 1.7 months in Mecca. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 21st and 5982nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Mecca

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	Berlin	Mecca
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.6	$4.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$36.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$7.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$1.61
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$260
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$832	$263
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2233	$743
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1562	$783
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$38.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$293	$59.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$70.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	4.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8133	$1496
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5908	$1212
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.68	$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.5	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$6.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$2.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.9	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.55	$3.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.01	$5.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.37	$5.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.3	$103
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.3	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$4.18
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.2	$32.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.1	$62.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9774	$4682

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1707
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1782
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1770
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1714
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1763
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1724
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1691
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1796
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1695
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1665
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1711
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1714
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1632
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1663
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1686
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1723
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1690
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1534
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1644
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1354
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1442
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1437
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1319
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1241
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1315
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1332
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1340
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1350
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1421
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1351
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1395
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1308
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1326
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1310
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1282
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1108
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1346
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1022
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1419
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1373

Cities near Mecca

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Jeddah	$1146
329 km or 204 mi	Bisha	$905
338 km or 210 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
339 km or 211 mi	Medina	$1215
350 km or 218 mi	Yanbu	$829
354 km or 220 mi	Bareq	$902
453 km or 282 mi	Abha	$910
606 km or 377 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
620 km or 385 mi	Ar Rass	$861
628 km or 390 mi	Najran	$937
642 km or 399 mi	Al Wajh	$961
644 km or 400 mi	Keren	$488
648 km or 403 mi	Sa'dah	$482
649 km or 403 mi	Massawa	$486
670 km or 416 mi	Unaizah	$969
684 km or 425 mi	Asmara	$520
703 km or 437 mi	Ha'il	$846
735 km or 457 mi	Mendefera	$487
738 km or 458 mi	Atbara	$1131
756 km or 470 mi	Kassala	$1006
769 km or 478 mi	Aswan	$329
790 km or 491 mi	Riyadh	$1637
807 km or 501 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
818 km or 508 mi	Sanaa	$546
842 km or 523 mi	Sayyan	$481
842 km or 523 mi	Tabuk	$1078
873 km or 542 mi	Luxor	$335
884 km or 549 mi	Mekelle	$662
884 km or 549 mi	Zabid	$482
890 km or 553 mi	Hurghada	$342
895 km or 556 mi	Qena	$362
904 km or 562 mi	Dhamar	$486
909 km or 565 mi	El Gouna	$336
912 km or 567 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
933 km or 580 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
947 km or 588 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
948 km or 589 mi	Ibb	$496
951 km or 591 mi	Sakakah	$781
951 km or 591 mi	Dahab	$381
979 km or 608 mi	Taiz	$507