Brussels vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brussels	Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1816	$979
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4478	$2659
🏠 One person rent	$1024	$371
🏘️ Family rent	$1880	$905
🍽️ Food expenses	$567	$293
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.5	$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2931	$1646
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	68 km
🎓 Higher education	96	42
😀 Quality of life	89	54
🏙️ Population	196K	2.43M

The cost of living in Brussels is 85% more expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 2354th and 5632nd ($1816 vs $979) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th 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 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 190th and 5982nd 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	$18.9	$4.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.1	$36.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$7.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.16	$1.61
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$973	$260
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$770	$263
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1932	$743
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1489	$783
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$38.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$250	$59.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.7	$70.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.61%	4.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4675	$1496
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4207	$1212
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.62	$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.2	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.8	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.19	$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$6.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$2.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.21	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.6	$3.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$5.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$5.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.54	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.78	$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$103
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.2	$4.18
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.5	$32.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$62.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$975	$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19505	$4682

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1651
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1663
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1667
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1692
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1580
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1647
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1642
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1660
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1539
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1685
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1618
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1626
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1556
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1615
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1594
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1541
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1607
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1585
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1536
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1599
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1560
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1663
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1683
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1446
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1492
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1537
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1523
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1461
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1488
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1530
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1362
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1509
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1520
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1475
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1514
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1578
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1613
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1488
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1640

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