Malaga vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malaga Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1705
$1031
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3968
$2436
🏠 One person rent
$1002
$438
🏘️ Family rent
$1727
$727
🍽️ Food expenses
$483
$276
🚐 Transport expenses
$94.8
$224
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1960
$1083
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
24
41
😀 Quality of life
80
57
🏙️ Population
599K
2.43M

The cost of living in Malaga is 65% more expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 3191st and 5338th ($1705 vs $1031) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 6th in Spain and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Spain vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Malaga compared to 1.1 months in Mecca. Malaga ranked 25th best city to live in Spain vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 690th and 6151st 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
$16.8
$4.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.7
$27
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$6.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.99
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$3.15
$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.76
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1178
$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$815
$329
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2058
$580
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1443
$600
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.8
$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25
$71.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.58%
5.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5104
$1938
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3819
$1617
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.62
$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.6
$100
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.74
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$6.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.86
$6.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.3
$4.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.44
$5.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.28
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.23
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.3
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.93
$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.9
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$4.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.5
$32.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$55.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$709
$399
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10558
$4518

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Cities near Malaga

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1608
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1556
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1574
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1317
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$2004
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1495
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$1098
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$1022
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1670
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$988
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1350
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2272
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1304
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2594
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1368
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1193
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$1014
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1390
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1306
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1287
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1223
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$1125
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1369
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1291
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1337
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1158
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1279
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$983
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$591
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1343
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1166
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$879
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1395
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1436
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1499
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1453
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$1343
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1315
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$929
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$499

Cities near Mecca

Distance City Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi Jeddah
$1210
329 km or 204 mi Bisha
$890
338 km or 210 mi Port Sudan
$976
339 km or 211 mi Medina
$1164
350 km or 218 mi Yanbu
$791
354 km or 220 mi Bareq
$873
453 km or 282 mi Abha
$871
606 km or 377 mi As Sulayyil
$993
620 km or 385 mi Ar Rass
$834
628 km or 390 mi Najran
$864
642 km or 399 mi Al Wajh
$919
644 km or 400 mi Keren
$483
648 km or 403 mi Sa'dah
$475
649 km or 403 mi Massawa
$484
670 km or 416 mi Unaizah
$938
684 km or 425 mi Asmara
$513
703 km or 437 mi Ha'il
$738
735 km or 457 mi Mendefera
$481
738 km or 458 mi Atbara
$1124
756 km or 470 mi Kassala
$947
769 km or 478 mi Aswan
$350
790 km or 491 mi Riyadh
$1628
807 km or 501 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
818 km or 508 mi Sanaa
$532
842 km or 523 mi Sayyan
$476
842 km or 523 mi Tabuk
$1036
873 km or 542 mi Luxor
$379
884 km or 549 mi Mekelle
$748
884 km or 549 mi Zabid
$476
890 km or 553 mi Hurghada
$334
895 km or 556 mi Qena
$439
904 km or 562 mi Dhamar
$478
909 km or 565 mi El Gouna
$338
912 km or 567 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
933 km or 580 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$771
947 km or 588 mi El-Gadarif
$872
948 km or 589 mi Ibb
$488
951 km or 591 mi Sakakah
$753
951 km or 591 mi Dahab
$429
979 km or 608 mi Taiz
$497