Dresden vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1531
$1107
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3749
$2620
🏠 One person rent
$706
$472
🏘️ Family rent
$1209
$791
🍽️ Food expenses
$528
$296
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$239
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3314
$1156
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
68 km
🎓 Higher education
65
41
😀 Quality of life
92
58
🏙️ Population
566K
2.43M

The cost of living in Dresden is 38% more expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 3968th and 5028th ($1531 vs $1107) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 536th 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 2.2 months in Dresden compared to 1 months in Mecca. Dresden ranked 19th best city to live in Germany vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 117th and 6123rd 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
$13.3
$4.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.9
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$7.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.29
$1.6
☕ Cappuccino
$4.08
$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.91
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$716
$283
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$462
$384
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1275
$509
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$840
$699
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$243
$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.8
$69.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.93%
5.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5211
$1701
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3268
$1402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.75
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.9
$99.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$23.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.74
$2.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$6.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$7.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.8
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.68
$3.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.19
$6.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.57
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55
$25.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$4.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.6
$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$62.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$390
$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16803
$4622

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7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1478
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$1476
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1473
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1476
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1460
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1305
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1462
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1227
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1454
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1006
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$1093
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1494
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1525
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1502
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1474
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1103
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1497
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1280
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1273
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1200
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1478
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1464
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1479
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1510
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1488
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1472
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1334
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1468
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1382
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1401
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1146
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1188
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1576
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1652
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1276
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1375
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1188
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1244
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1196
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1553

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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