Dusseldorf vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dusseldorf	Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1772	$979
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4419	$2659
🏠 One person rent	$985	$371
🏘️ Family rent	$1862	$905
🍽️ Food expenses	$495	$293
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3209	$1646
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	68 km
🎓 Higher education	92	42
😀 Quality of life	95	54
🏙️ Population	631K	2.43M

The cost of living in Dusseldorf is 81% more expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 2469th and 5632nd ($1772 vs $979) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 8th in Germany and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Germany vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Dusseldorf compared to 1.7 months in Mecca. Dusseldorf ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 27th and 5982nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dusseldorf vs Mecca

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	Dusseldorf	Mecca
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.4	$4.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65	$36.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$7.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.58	$1.61
☕ Cappuccino	$3.95	$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.2	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$930	$260
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$738	$263
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1883	$743
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1479	$783
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$38.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$263	$59.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.6	$70.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	4.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6638	$1496
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5584	$1212
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.47	$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.4	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.95	$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.89	$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$6.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$2.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.62	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.87	$3.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.02	$5.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.87	$5.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.91	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.43	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.3	$103
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.5	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$4.18
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.1	$32.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.4	$62.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$721	$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21276	$4682

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Cities near Dusseldorf

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Neuss	$1495
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Ratingen	$1497
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Erkrath	$1516
10 km or 6.3 mi	Kaarst	$1500
13 km or 8.3 mi	Hilden	$1522
14 km or 8.5 mi	Mettmann	$1479
16 km or 9.8 mi	Dormagen	$1561
16 km or 9.9 mi	Willich	$1476
17 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1576
17 km or 11 mi	Haan	$1517
17 km or 11 mi	Heiligenhaus	$1444
18 km or 11 mi	Langenfeld	$1577
18 km or 11 mi	Krefeld	$1494
19 km or 12 mi	Korschenbroich	$1490
19 km or 12 mi	Wulfrath	$1433
20 km or 13 mi	Grevenbroich	$1499
21 km or 13 mi	Leichlingen	$1559
22 km or 14 mi	Tonisvorst	$1471
22 km or 14 mi	Velbert	$1428
22 km or 14 mi	Duisburg	$1314
23 km or 14 mi	Solingen	$1580
23 km or 14 mi	Mulheim	$1434
24 km or 15 mi	Monchengladbach	$1511
26 km or 16 mi	Pulheim	$1572
26 km or 16 mi	Leverkusen	$1822
27 km or 17 mi	Viersen	$1469
27 km or 17 mi	Oberhausen	$1485
27 km or 17 mi	Moers	$1439
28 km or 17 mi	Neukirchen-Vluyn	$1445
28 km or 17 mi	Wuppertal	$1233
29 km or 18 mi	Kempen	$1460
29 km or 18 mi	Remscheid	$1494
30 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1504
30 km or 18 mi	Essen	$1443
31 km or 19 mi	Bergheim	$1518
32 km or 20 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1497
34 km or 21 mi	Bottrop	$1367
34 km or 21 mi	Kamp-Lintfort	$1435
34 km or 21 mi	Hattingen	$1444
35 km or 22 mi	Cologne	$1744

Cities near Mecca

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Jeddah	$1146
329 km or 204 mi	Bisha	$905
338 km or 210 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
339 km or 211 mi	Medina	$1215
350 km or 218 mi	Yanbu	$829
354 km or 220 mi	Bareq	$902
453 km or 282 mi	Abha	$910
606 km or 377 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
620 km or 385 mi	Ar Rass	$861
628 km or 390 mi	Najran	$937
642 km or 399 mi	Al Wajh	$961
644 km or 400 mi	Keren	$488
648 km or 403 mi	Sa'dah	$482
649 km or 403 mi	Massawa	$486
670 km or 416 mi	Unaizah	$969
684 km or 425 mi	Asmara	$520
703 km or 437 mi	Ha'il	$846
735 km or 457 mi	Mendefera	$487
738 km or 458 mi	Atbara	$1131
756 km or 470 mi	Kassala	$1006
769 km or 478 mi	Aswan	$329
790 km or 491 mi	Riyadh	$1637
807 km or 501 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
818 km or 508 mi	Sanaa	$546
842 km or 523 mi	Sayyan	$481
842 km or 523 mi	Tabuk	$1078
873 km or 542 mi	Luxor	$335
884 km or 549 mi	Mekelle	$662
884 km or 549 mi	Zabid	$482
890 km or 553 mi	Hurghada	$342
895 km or 556 mi	Qena	$362
904 km or 562 mi	Dhamar	$486
909 km or 565 mi	El Gouna	$336
912 km or 567 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
933 km or 580 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
947 km or 588 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
948 km or 589 mi	Ibb	$496
951 km or 591 mi	Sakakah	$781
951 km or 591 mi	Dahab	$381
979 km or 608 mi	Taiz	$507