Dresden vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1406
$1032
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3498
$2465
🏠 One person rent
$696
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$1355
$622
🍽️ Food expenses
$446
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$219
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2906
$1784
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
68 km
🎓 Higher education
65
41
😀 Quality of life
88
54
🏙️ Population
555K
1.68M

The cost of living in Dresden is 36% more expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 3786th and 5103rd ($1406 vs $1032) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 426th 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 2.1 months in Dresden compared to 1.7 months in Mecca. Dresden ranked 31st best city to live in Germany vs Mecca ranked 8th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 190th 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
$11.6
$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.2
$41.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.84
$6.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.32
$1.59
 Cappuccino
$3.3
$3.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$660
$275
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$955
$424
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$284
$73.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$71.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4611
$1443
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4133
$1095
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.25
$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.1
$99.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$23.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.52
$2.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$6.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$7.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.83
$3.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.89
$6.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.26
$5.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30
$127
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.7
$17.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.8
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$4.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.1
$38.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10601
$4708

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$1347
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$1351
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1329
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1344
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1296
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1165
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1269
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1027
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1230
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1102
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$918
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1344
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1293
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1384
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1323
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1130
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1134
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1038
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1063
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1127
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1166
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1348
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1204
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1269
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1271
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1311
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1096
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1310
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1288
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1253
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$961
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1046
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1322
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1371
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1069
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1188
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1036
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1146
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$969
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1303

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Distance City Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi Jeddah
$1100
329 km or 204 mi Bisha
$938
338 km or 210 mi Port Sudan
$1361
339 km or 211 mi Medina
$892
350 km or 218 mi Yanbu
$844
354 km or 220 mi Bareq
$920
453 km or 282 mi Abha
$923
606 km or 377 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
620 km or 385 mi Ar Rass
$860
628 km or 390 mi Najran
$1047
642 km or 399 mi Al Wajh
$879
644 km or 400 mi Keren
$466
648 km or 403 mi Sa'dah
$467
649 km or 403 mi Massawa
$467
670 km or 416 mi Unaizah
$1013
684 km or 425 mi Asmara
$498
703 km or 437 mi Ha'il
$996
735 km or 457 mi Mendefera
$466
738 km or 458 mi Atbara
$1095
756 km or 470 mi Kassala
$1061
769 km or 478 mi Aswan
$280
790 km or 491 mi Riyadh
$1642
807 km or 501 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
818 km or 508 mi Sanaa
$523
842 km or 523 mi Sayyan
$467
842 km or 523 mi Tabuk
$1000
873 km or 542 mi Luxor
$404
884 km or 549 mi Mekelle
$800
884 km or 549 mi Zabid
$466
890 km or 553 mi Hurghada
$434
895 km or 556 mi Qena
$443
904 km or 562 mi Dhamar
$470
909 km or 565 mi El Gouna
$440
912 km or 567 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
933 km or 580 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
947 km or 588 mi El-Gadarif
$959
948 km or 589 mi Ibb
$481
951 km or 591 mi Sakakah
$854
951 km or 591 mi Dahab
$625
979 km or 608 mi Taiz
$490