Lisbon vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lisbon	Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1705	$979
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3820	$2659
🏠 One person rent	$1106	$371
🏘️ Family rent	$1849	$905
🍽️ Food expenses	$384	$293
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.1	$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1278	$1646
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	68 km
🎓 Higher education	93	42
😀 Quality of life	82	54
🏙️ Population	546K	2.43M

The cost of living in Lisbon is 74% more expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 2671st and 5632nd ($1705 vs $979) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 8th 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 3rd best city to live in Portugal vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 475th and 5982nd 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	$12.1	$4.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.8	$36.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.01	$7.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.75	$1.61
☕ Cappuccino	$2.95	$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.9	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1223	$260
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$933	$263
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2337	$743
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$783
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.1	$38.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$59.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.2	$70.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.31%	4.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6840	$1496
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3925	$1212
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.6	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.4	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.84	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.19	$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$6.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.05	$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.5	$3.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6	$5.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$5.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.17	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.82	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$103
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.06	$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$73.1	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$4.18
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.8	$32.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$62.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$562	$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15150	$4682

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Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1606
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1388
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1325
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1409
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1305
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1178
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1238
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1525
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1368
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1384
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1360
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1316
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1371
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1413
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1501
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1339
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1305
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1137
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1213
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1336
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1248
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1369
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1255
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1242
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1249
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1230
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1349
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1160
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1176
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1502
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1168
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1282
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1206
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1102
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1168
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1135
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1100
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1170
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$908
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1112

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