Lisbon vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Lisbon	Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1694	$1032
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3935	$2465
🏠 One person rent	$1058	$394
🏘️ Family rent	$1856	$622
🍽️ Food expenses	$402	$308
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.7	$219
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1220	$1784
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	68 km
🎓 Higher education	93	41
😀 Quality of life	82	54
🏙️ Population	546K	1.68M

The cost of living in Lisbon is 64% more expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 2695th and 5103rd ($1694 vs $1032) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Portugal and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Portugal vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Lisbon compared to 1.7 months in Mecca. Lisbon ranked 2nd best city to live in Portugal vs Mecca ranked 8th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 372nd and 6051st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lisbon vs Mecca

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	Lisbon	Mecca
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.3	$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.2	$41.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.4	$6.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.59
☕ Cappuccino	$3.15	$3.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.85	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1224	$275
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$830	$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2252	$690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1498	$424
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$73.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.7	$71.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.18%	7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5778	$1443
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3415	$1095
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.16	$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.2	$99.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.4	$23.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.97	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.36	$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.2	$2.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$6.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$7.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.87	$3.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.87	$6.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$5.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.05	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.67	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.9	$127
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.44	$17.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.4	$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$4.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.8	$38.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.8	$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$570	$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14616	$4708

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Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1674
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1379
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1331
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1415
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1318
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1240
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1295
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1423
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1381
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1408
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1438
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1347
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1412
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1463
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1682
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1360
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1328
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1204
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1310
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1356
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1258
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1283
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1270
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1251
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1260
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1223
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1214
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1156
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1176
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1192
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1103
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1303
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1202
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1181
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1237
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1024
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1199
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1257
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1114
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1202

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