Leipzig vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Leipzig	Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1516	$979
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3783	$2659
🏠 One person rent	$764	$371
🏘️ Family rent	$1542	$905
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$293
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2738	$1646
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	68 km
🎓 Higher education	72	42
😀 Quality of life	92	54
🏙️ Population	620K	2.43M

The cost of living in Leipzig is 55% more expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 3353rd and 5632nd ($1516 vs $979) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 271st 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 Leipzig compared to 1.7 months in Mecca. Leipzig ranked 14th best city to live in Germany vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 87th and 5982nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Leipzig vs Mecca

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	Leipzig	Mecca
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.5	$4.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.3	$36.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$7.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.42	$1.61
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.73	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$687	$260
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$504	$263
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1640	$743
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1119	$783
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$38.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$271	$59.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.6	$70.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	4.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3984	$1496
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2535	$1212
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.65	$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.2	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.9	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.83	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.45	$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$6.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$2.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.29	$3.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.51	$5.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$5.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.97	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.22	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.7	$103
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.7	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$4.18
👖 Brand Jeans	$90.1	$32.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.9	$62.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$372	$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9452	$4682

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Cities near Leipzig

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Markkleeberg	$1452
22 km or 13 mi	Delitzsch	$1419
26 km or 16 mi	Grimma	$1353
27 km or 17 mi	Merseburg	$1269
32 km or 20 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1308
33 km or 20 mi	Weienfels	$1284
33 km or 21 mi	Halle	$1229
36 km or 22 mi	Halle-Neustadt	$1261
36 km or 22 mi	Zeitz	$1295
39 km or 24 mi	Altenburg	$1281
45 km or 28 mi	Naumburg	$1287
50 km or 31 mi	Torgau	$1350
54 km or 34 mi	Kothen	$1346
55 km or 34 mi	Gera	$1109
56 km or 35 mi	Dobeln	$1278
57 km or 35 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1340
58 km or 36 mi	Glauchau	$1147
58 km or 36 mi	Limbach-Oberfrohna	$1222
61 km or 38 mi	Eisleben	$1306
62 km or 39 mi	Wittenberg	$1354
63 km or 39 mi	Riesa	$1309
67 km or 41 mi	Werdau	$1118
67 km or 42 mi	Chemnitz	$1187
69 km or 43 mi	Bernburg	$1388
69 km or 43 mi	Zwickau	$1011
70 km or 43 mi	Apolda	$1221
72 km or 45 mi	Jena	$1123
74 km or 46 mi	Zerbst	$1332
77 km or 48 mi	Greiz	$1215
77 km or 48 mi	Sangerhausen	$1312
78 km or 49 mi	Meissen	$1325
79 km or 49 mi	Aschersleben	$1355
80 km or 50 mi	Reichenbach im Vogtland	$1147
82 km or 51 mi	Freiberg	$1202
82 km or 51 mi	Stafurt	$1356
84 km or 52 mi	Weimar	$1288
86 km or 54 mi	Coswig	$1341
88 km or 54 mi	Schonebeck	$1326
93 km or 58 mi	Radebeul	$1351
94 km or 59 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1307

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