Brussels vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1869
$1032
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4554
$2465
🏠 One person rent
$1085
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$1927
$622
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.1
$219
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3070
$1784
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
68 km
🎓 Higher education
96
41
😀 Quality of life
89
54
🏙️ Population
189K
1.68M

The cost of living in Brussels is 81% more expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 2147th and 5103rd ($1869 vs $1032) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 Brussels compared to 1.7 months in Mecca. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Mecca ranked 8th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 148th and 6051st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Mecca

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Brussels Mecca
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18
$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.3
$41.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$6.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.38
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$3.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.7
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$968
$275
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$834
$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1848
$690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1555
$424
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$258
$73.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.2
$71.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.39%
7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4416
$1443
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3736
$1095
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.69
$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.2
$99.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$23.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.62
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.29
$2.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$6.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$7.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.11
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.73
$3.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.52
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.76
$6.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$5.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.75
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.87
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.9
$127
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$17.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.3
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.8
$4.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$38.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$978
$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23098
$4708

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Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1682
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1524
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1659
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1652
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1593
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1619
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1644
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1669
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1599
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1743
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1648
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$1825
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1640
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1567
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1645
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1613
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1544
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1630
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1619
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1553
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1575
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1581
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1678
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1618
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1469
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1563
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1568
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1533
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1484
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1517
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1539
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1426
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1536
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1536
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1511
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1413
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1596
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1631
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1570
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1650

Cities near Mecca

Distance City Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi Jeddah
$1100
329 km or 204 mi Bisha
$938
338 km or 210 mi Port Sudan
$1361
339 km or 211 mi Medina
$892
350 km or 218 mi Yanbu
$844
354 km or 220 mi Bareq
$920
453 km or 282 mi Abha
$923
606 km or 377 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
620 km or 385 mi Ar Rass
$860
628 km or 390 mi Najran
$1047
642 km or 399 mi Al Wajh
$879
644 km or 400 mi Keren
$466
648 km or 403 mi Sa'dah
$467
649 km or 403 mi Massawa
$467
670 km or 416 mi Unaizah
$1013
684 km or 425 mi Asmara
$498
703 km or 437 mi Ha'il
$996
735 km or 457 mi Mendefera
$466
738 km or 458 mi Atbara
$1095
756 km or 470 mi Kassala
$1061
769 km or 478 mi Aswan
$280
790 km or 491 mi Riyadh
$1642
807 km or 501 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
818 km or 508 mi Sanaa
$523
842 km or 523 mi Sayyan
$467
842 km or 523 mi Tabuk
$1000
873 km or 542 mi Luxor
$404
884 km or 549 mi Mekelle
$800
884 km or 549 mi Zabid
$466
890 km or 553 mi Hurghada
$434
895 km or 556 mi Qena
$443
904 km or 562 mi Dhamar
$470
909 km or 565 mi El Gouna
$440
912 km or 567 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
933 km or 580 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
947 km or 588 mi El-Gadarif
$959
948 km or 589 mi Ibb
$481
951 km or 591 mi Sakakah
$854
951 km or 591 mi Dahab
$625
979 km or 608 mi Taiz
$490