Cologne vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1990
$1107
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4775
$2620
🏠 One person rent
$1083
$472
🏘️ Family rent
$1841
$791
🍽️ Food expenses
$556
$296
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$239
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3654
$1156
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
68 km
🎓 Higher education
92
41
😀 Quality of life
96
58
🏙️ Population
1.09M
2.43M

The cost of living in Cologne is 80% more expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 2067th and 5028th ($1990 vs $1107) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th 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 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 1 months in Mecca. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 15th and 6123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Mecca

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Cologne Mecca
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.4
$4.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.3
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$7.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.6
$1.6
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.78
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1084
$283
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$844
$384
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1926
$509
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1474
$699
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$69.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
5.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7562
$1701
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5093
$1402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.03
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.3
$99.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.8
$23.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$2.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$6.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$7.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.37
$3.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.33
$6.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.66
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57
$25.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$4.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$97
$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$62.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$897
$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22470
$4622

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1745
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$2007
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1728
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1743
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1734
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1757
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1740
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1711
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1739
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1722
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1694
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1724
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1731
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1701
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1689
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1759
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1700
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1686
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1708
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1663
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1738
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1908
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1673
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1663
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1661
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1629
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1640
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1671
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1670
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1665
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1609
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1661
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1601
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1674
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1668
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1620
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1653
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1676
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1944

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