Berlin vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Berlin	Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2302	$1107
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5175	$2620
🏠 One person rent	$1280	$472
🏘️ Family rent	$2205	$791
🍽️ Food expenses	$553	$296
🚐 Transport expenses	$315	$239
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3706	$1156
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	68 km
🎓 Higher education	100	41
😀 Quality of life	95	58
🏙️ Population	3.78M	2.43M

The cost of living in Berlin is 108% more expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 1275th and 5028th ($2302 vs $1107) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th 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 months in Mecca. Berlin ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 35th and 6123rd 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	$16	$4.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$7.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.17	$1.6
☕ Cappuccino	$4.72	$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.77	$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1324	$283
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$952	$384
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2341	$509
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1711	$699
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$208	$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$321	$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.4	$69.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	5.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8913	$1701
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6080	$1402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.45	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.8	$99.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.9	$23.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$2.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$6.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$7.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.38	$3.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$6.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.17	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.6	$25.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.1	$4.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.9	$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$62.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$135	$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10963	$4622

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1931
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1930
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1921
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1889
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1920
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1896
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1870
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1895
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1878
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1816
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1853
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1859
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1846
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1846
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1698
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1857
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1460
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1557
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1587
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1493
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1382
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1483
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1490
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1489
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1488
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1597
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1502
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1543
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1457
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1481
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1464
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1473
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1240
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1467
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1121
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1553
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1474

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