Frankfurt vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1902
$1032
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4451
$2465
🏠 One person rent
$1097
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$1947
$622
🍽️ Food expenses
$485
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$219
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3920
$1784
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
68 km
🎓 Higher education
87
41
😀 Quality of life
94
54
🏙️ Population
759K
1.68M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 84% more expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 2040th and 5103rd ($1902 vs $1032) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th 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 Frankfurt compared to 1.7 months in Mecca. Frankfurt ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Mecca ranked 8th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 38th and 6051st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Frankfurt vs Mecca

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Frankfurt Mecca
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.2
$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66
$41.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.54
$6.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.12
$1.59
 Cappuccino
$3.78
$3.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.92
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1156
$275
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$808
$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2055
$690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1525
$424
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$273
$73.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.4
$71.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8253
$1443
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4831
$1095
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.65
$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.2
$99.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.9
$23.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.02
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$2.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$6.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$7.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.93
$3.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.51
$6.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.38
$5.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.4
$127
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$17.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$81.7
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$4.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.1
$38.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$506
$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14318
$4708

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Cities near Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1560
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1651
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1653
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1684
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1644
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1588
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1600
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1656
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1586
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1657
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1620
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1652
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1660
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1638
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1660
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1674
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1648
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1649
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1644
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1593
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1605
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1628
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1651
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1616
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1603
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1654
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1725
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1624
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1684
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1824
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1630
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1721
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1713
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1631
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1673
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1657
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1704
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1725
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1574

Cities near Mecca

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