Malaga vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malaga Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1727
$1107
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3948
$2620
🏠 One person rent
$1025
$472
🏘️ Family rent
$1729
$791
🍽️ Food expenses
$478
$296
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.2
$239
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1786
$1156
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
68 km
🎓 Higher education
24
41
😀 Quality of life
79
58
🏙️ Population
599K
2.43M

The cost of living in Malaga is 56% more expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 3160th and 5028th ($1727 vs $1107) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 4th 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 months in Malaga compared to 1 months in Mecca. Malaga ranked 28th best city to live in Spain vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 802nd and 6123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Malaga vs Mecca

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Malaga Mecca
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.6
$4.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.4
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$7.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.07
$1.6
☕ Cappuccino
$2.74
$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.62
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1174
$283
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$845
$384
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2042
$509
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1448
$699
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.9
$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.1
$69.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.53%
5.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5265
$1701
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4533
$1402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.66
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.1
$99.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.9
$23.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.33
$2.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$6.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9
$7.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.67
$3.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.66
$6.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.87
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.43
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.11
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.6
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.93
$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.8
$25.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$4.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.9
$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.7
$62.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$616
$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10911
$4622

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Cities near Malaga

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1614
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1551
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1537
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1336
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$1935
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1500
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$1129
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$1003
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1625
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$1016
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1360
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2270
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1316
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2594
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1385
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1212
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$1041
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1385
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1340
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1295
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1230
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$1123
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1394
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1331
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1353
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1157
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1339
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$1008
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$577
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1403
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1187
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$881
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1356
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1560
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1435
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1497
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$1345
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1337
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$949
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$538

Cities near Mecca

Distance City Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi Jeddah
$1209
329 km or 204 mi Bisha
$906
338 km or 210 mi Port Sudan
$964
339 km or 211 mi Medina
$1168
350 km or 218 mi Yanbu
$795
354 km or 220 mi Bareq
$893
453 km or 282 mi Abha
$902
606 km or 377 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
620 km or 385 mi Ar Rass
$815
628 km or 390 mi Najran
$865
642 km or 399 mi Al Wajh
$942
644 km or 400 mi Keren
$498
648 km or 403 mi Sa'dah
$491
649 km or 403 mi Massawa
$497
670 km or 416 mi Unaizah
$931
684 km or 425 mi Asmara
$531
703 km or 437 mi Ha'il
$775
735 km or 457 mi Mendefera
$498
738 km or 458 mi Atbara
$1104
756 km or 470 mi Kassala
$931
769 km or 478 mi Aswan
$369
790 km or 491 mi Riyadh
$1632
807 km or 501 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
818 km or 508 mi Sanaa
$551
842 km or 523 mi Sayyan
$492
842 km or 523 mi Tabuk
$1074
873 km or 542 mi Luxor
$385
884 km or 549 mi Mekelle
$810
884 km or 549 mi Zabid
$491
890 km or 553 mi Hurghada
$354
895 km or 556 mi Qena
$448
904 km or 562 mi Dhamar
$494
909 km or 565 mi El Gouna
$360
912 km or 567 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
933 km or 580 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
947 km or 588 mi El-Gadarif
$858
948 km or 589 mi Ibb
$504
951 km or 591 mi Sakakah
$776
951 km or 591 mi Dahab
$479
979 km or 608 mi Taiz
$514