Malaga vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malaga Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1435
$1032
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3325
$2465
🏠 One person rent
$839
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$1454
$622
🍽️ Food expenses
$380
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.8
$219
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1990
$1784
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
68 km
🎓 Higher education
24
41
😀 Quality of life
79
54
🏙️ Population
579K
1.68M

The cost of living in Malaga is 39% more expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 3666th and 5103rd ($1435 vs $1032) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 5th in Spain and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Spain vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Malaga compared to 1.7 months in Mecca. Malaga ranked 13th best city to live in Spain vs Mecca ranked 8th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 506th and 6051st among best cities to live in the world.

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Malaga Mecca
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.7
$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.7
$41.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.16
$6.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.74
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.42
$3.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.07
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$862
$275
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$664
$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1632
$690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1168
$424
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$73.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$71.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.45%
7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3838
$1443
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2498
$1095
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.51
$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.1
$99.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$23.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.86
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.96
$2.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$6.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.94
$7.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.61
$3.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.75
$6.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$5.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.48
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$127
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.03
$17.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.4
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.1
$4.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.7
$38.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.6
$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$365
$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11601
$4708

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Cities near Malaga

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1480
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1357
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1321
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1251
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$1774
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1343
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$917
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$1254
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1314
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$1063
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1174
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2056
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1199
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2299
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1207
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1178
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$932
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1214
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1091
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1124
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1162
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$963
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1119
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1056
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1202
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1020
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1182
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$905
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$504
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1289
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1174
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$661
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1206
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1129
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1283
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1159
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$947
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1158
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$827
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$457

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