Brussels vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brussels	Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1958	$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4780	$2316
🏠 One person rent	$1120	$350
🏘️ Family rent	$1989	$622
🍽️ Food expenses	$598	$290
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.6	$205
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3047	$1656
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	68 km
🎓 Higher education	96	41
😀 Quality of life	89	53
🏙️ Population	196K	2.43M

The cost of living in Brussels is 108% more expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 1988th and 6019th ($1958 vs $940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 1.8 months in Mecca. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 173rd 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	$20.8	$5.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$35.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.51	$1.59
☕ Cappuccino	$4.14	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.03	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1032	$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$881	$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2055	$775
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1606	$423
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$38.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$59
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$69.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.71%	4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4722	$1493
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4382	$1201
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.1	$99.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.64	$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$2.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$6.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$7.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.59	$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.86	$3.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$5.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$5.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.03	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.6	$103
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$4.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$32.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$62.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1059	$363
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23380	$4675

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1752
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1633
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1734
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1712
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1657
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1691
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1715
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1738
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1675
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1799
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1723
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1911
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1701
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1636
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1702
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1708
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1619
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1696
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1691
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1661
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1693
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1660
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1779
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1761
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1592
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1595
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1630
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1616
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1555
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1593
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1611
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1514
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1598
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1616
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1545
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1592
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1667
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1709
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1560
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1762

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