Copenhagen vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

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Copenhagen Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2555
$1031
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5866
$2436
🏠 One person rent
$1447
$438
🏘️ Family rent
$2513
$727
🍽️ Food expenses
$713
$276
🚐 Transport expenses
$199
$224
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4784
$1083
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
94
41
😀 Quality of life
97
57
🏙️ Population
667K
2.43M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 148% more expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 805th and 5338th ($2555 vs $1031) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Denmark and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Denmark vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Copenhagen compared to 1.1 months in Mecca. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5th and 6151st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Copenhagen vs Mecca

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Copenhagen Mecca
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.1
$4.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$108
$27
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.3
$6.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.09
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$7.32
$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$5.12
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1680
$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1193
$329
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2988
$580
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2119
$600
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$71.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.82%
5.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11390
$1938
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7705
$1617
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.71
$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$102
$100
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.4
$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.33
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.26
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.75
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.55
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$6.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$6.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.83
$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.03
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$4.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$5.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.93
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.1
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$20.3
$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$68.4
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$38
$4.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$111
$32.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$130
$55.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$815
$399
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12710
$4518

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance City Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi Frederiksberg
$2533
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Gentofte
$2334
23 km or 14 mi Horsholm
$2195
28 km or 17 mi Landskrona
$1423
30 km or 19 mi Malmo
$1793
31 km or 19 mi Roskilde
$2151
33 km or 21 mi Hillerod
$2220
40 km or 25 mi Lund
$1567
40 km or 25 mi Staffanstorp
$1568
40 km or 25 mi Helsingor
$2053
42 km or 26 mi Helsingborg
$1504
51 km or 32 mi Trelleborg
$1583
66 km or 41 mi Angelholm
$1478
71 km or 44 mi Naestved
$2073
92 km or 57 mi Hassleholm
$1447
104 km or 65 mi Kristianstad
$1399
111 km or 69 mi Halmstad
$1358
141 km or 88 mi Odense
$1893
141 km or 88 mi Svendborg
$1792
154 km or 96 mi Ljungby
$1429
156 km or 97 mi Aarhus
$2135
156 km or 97 mi Stralsund
$1584
159 km or 99 mi Varberg
$1441
171 km or 106 mi Horsens
$1731
177 km or 110 mi Fredericia
$1650
179 km or 111 mi Rostock
$1477
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1638
185 km or 115 mi Greifswald
$1621
190 km or 118 mi Varnamo
$1483
190 km or 118 mi Vejle
$1840
193 km or 120 mi Vaxjo
$1464
196 km or 122 mi Sonderborg
$1570
196 km or 122 mi Kolding
$1654
196 km or 122 mi Silkeborg
$1852
199 km or 124 mi Karlskrona
$1411
199 km or 124 mi Haderslev
$1637
211 km or 131 mi Wismar
$1415
211 km or 131 mi Gustrow
$1475
215 km or 133 mi Viborg
$1723
216 km or 134 mi Kiel
$1557

Cities near Mecca

Distance City Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi Jeddah
$1210
329 km or 204 mi Bisha
$890
338 km or 210 mi Port Sudan
$976
339 km or 211 mi Medina
$1164
350 km or 218 mi Yanbu
$791
354 km or 220 mi Bareq
$873
453 km or 282 mi Abha
$871
606 km or 377 mi As Sulayyil
$993
620 km or 385 mi Ar Rass
$834
628 km or 390 mi Najran
$864
642 km or 399 mi Al Wajh
$919
644 km or 400 mi Keren
$483
648 km or 403 mi Sa'dah
$475
649 km or 403 mi Massawa
$484
670 km or 416 mi Unaizah
$938
684 km or 425 mi Asmara
$513
703 km or 437 mi Ha'il
$738
735 km or 457 mi Mendefera
$481
738 km or 458 mi Atbara
$1124
756 km or 470 mi Kassala
$947
769 km or 478 mi Aswan
$350
790 km or 491 mi Riyadh
$1628
807 km or 501 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
818 km or 508 mi Sanaa
$532
842 km or 523 mi Sayyan
$476
842 km or 523 mi Tabuk
$1036
873 km or 542 mi Luxor
$379
884 km or 549 mi Mekelle
$748
884 km or 549 mi Zabid
$476
890 km or 553 mi Hurghada
$334
895 km or 556 mi Qena
$439
904 km or 562 mi Dhamar
$478
909 km or 565 mi El Gouna
$338
912 km or 567 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
933 km or 580 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$771
947 km or 588 mi El-Gadarif
$872
948 km or 589 mi Ibb
$488
951 km or 591 mi Sakakah
$753
951 km or 591 mi Dahab
$429
979 km or 608 mi Taiz
$497