Madrid vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Madrid	Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1781	$979
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4027	$2659
🏠 One person rent	$1048	$371
🏘️ Family rent	$1736	$905
🍽️ Food expenses	$445	$293
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2294	$1646
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	68 km
🎓 Higher education	98	42
😀 Quality of life	90	54
🏙️ Population	3.42M	2.43M

The cost of living in Madrid is 82% more expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 2443rd and 5632nd ($1781 vs $979) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 8th in Spain and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Spain vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Madrid compared to 1.7 months in Mecca. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 151st and 5982nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Madrid vs Mecca

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	Madrid	Mecca
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.7	$4.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57	$36.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$7.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.36	$1.61
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.77	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1203	$260
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$853	$263
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2092	$743
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1428	$783
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94	$38.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$145	$59.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.6	$70.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.59%	4.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6884	$1496
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3988	$1212
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.4	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.8	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$6.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.12	$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.89	$3.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.25	$5.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$5.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.62	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45	$103
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.2	$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.3	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$4.18
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.7	$32.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.1	$62.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$576	$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10042	$4682

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Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1565
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1530
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1433
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1573
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1389
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1309
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1204
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1285
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1084
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1201
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1235
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1212
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1086
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$812
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1098
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1286
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1107
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1209
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1157
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1261
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$983
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$947
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1241
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1220
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1316
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1101
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1126
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1532
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1241
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$930
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1241
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1100
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1324
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$806
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1204
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1221
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1522

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