Dresden vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1462
$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3582
$2316
🏠 One person rent
$729
$350
🏘️ Family rent
$1362
$622
🍽️ Food expenses
$467
$290
🚐 Transport expenses
$142
$205
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3112
$1656
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
68 km
🎓 Higher education
65
41
😀 Quality of life
89
53
🏙️ Population
563K
2.43M

The cost of living in Dresden is 55% more expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 3857th and 6019th ($1462 vs $940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 506th and 7th in Germany and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Germany vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dresden compared to 1.8 months in Mecca. Dresden ranked 30th best city to live in Germany vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 203rd and 6051st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Mecca

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Dresden Mecca
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12
$5.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$35.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.46
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.54
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.46
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$710
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1354
$775
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$423
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$38.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$59
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.4
$69.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5042
$1493
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3939
$1201
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.7
$99.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.4
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.54
$2.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$6.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$7.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.28
$3.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.4
$5.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$5.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.42
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$103
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.5
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$4.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$70
$32.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$62.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$297
$363
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12328
$4675

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1404
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1413
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1386
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1393
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1354
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1215
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1330
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1107
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1306
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$929
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$978
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1377
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1362
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1390
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1369
61 km or 38 mi Most
$957
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1228
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1103
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1130
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1051
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1261
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1349
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1261
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1347
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1345
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1353
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1210
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1364
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1261
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1273
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1095
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1106
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1406
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1449
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1191
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1244
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1035
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1216
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1024
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1387

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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