Cologne vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

Cologne Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1643
$992
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3959
$2209
🏠 One person rent
$881
$453
🏘️ Family rent
$1574
$658
🍽️ Food expenses
$416
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$218
$80.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2585
$2142
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
68 km
🎓 Higher education
91
40
😀 Quality of life
96
69
🏙️ Population
1.07M
1.68M

The cost of living in Cologne is 66% more expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 2459th and 5622nd ($1643 vs $992) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 5th 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 Cologne compared to 2.2 months in Mecca. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Mecca ranked 5th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 13th and 3088th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Mecca
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.4
$6.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.3
$53.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.31
$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$1.6
☕ Cappuccino
$3.11
$3.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.55
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$893
$277
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$313
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1628
$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1205
$449
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$67.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$253
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.8
$79.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.26%
5.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6134
$1004
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4812
$717
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.22
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$106
$26.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22
$9.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.02
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$2.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.24
$2.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$8.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.65
$7.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.79
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.65
$1.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.8
$7.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$5.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.13
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.74
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.6
$134
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$21.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.2
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.5
$4.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.1
$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.6
$65.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$733
$250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12429
$3725

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1301
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1665
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1299
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1249
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1303
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1298
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1259
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1303
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1298
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1304
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1304
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1299
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1299
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1305
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1299
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1297
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1301
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1300
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1214
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1300
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1301
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1299
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1517
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1299
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1177
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1301
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1298
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1299
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1301
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1303
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1303
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1184
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1305
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1300
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1303
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1332
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1300
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1303
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1302
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1632

Cities near Mecca

Distance City Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi Jeddah
$1067
329 km or 204 mi Bisha
$829
338 km or 210 mi Port Sudan
$601
339 km or 211 mi Medina
$1028
350 km or 218 mi Yanbu
$867
354 km or 220 mi Bareq
$833
453 km or 282 mi Abha
$963
606 km or 377 mi As Sulayyil
$843
620 km or 385 mi Ar Rass
$750
628 km or 390 mi Najran
$892
642 km or 399 mi Al Wajh
$832
644 km or 400 mi Keren
$488
648 km or 403 mi Sa'dah
$486
649 km or 403 mi Massawa
$487
670 km or 416 mi Unaizah
$858
684 km or 425 mi Asmara
$522
703 km or 437 mi Ha'il
$880
735 km or 457 mi Mendefera
$485
738 km or 458 mi Atbara
$563
756 km or 470 mi Kassala
$598
769 km or 478 mi Aswan
$270
790 km or 491 mi Riyadh
$1278
807 km or 501 mi Al Hudaydah
$511
818 km or 508 mi Sanaa
$553
842 km or 523 mi Sayyan
$487
842 km or 523 mi Tabuk
$1019
873 km or 542 mi Luxor
$230
884 km or 549 mi Mekelle
$578
884 km or 549 mi Zabid
$488
890 km or 553 mi Hurghada
$281
895 km or 556 mi Qena
$227
904 km or 562 mi Dhamar
$492
909 km or 565 mi El Gouna
$260
912 km or 567 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$345
933 km or 580 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$827
947 km or 588 mi El-Gadarif
$588
948 km or 589 mi Ibb
$502
951 km or 591 mi Sakakah
$828
951 km or 591 mi Dahab
$299
979 km or 608 mi Taiz
$512