Mecca vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Mecca	Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1032	$2188
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2465	$5197
🏠 One person rent	$394	$1327
🏘️ Family rent	$622	$2400
🍽️ Food expenses	$308	$507
🚐 Transport expenses	$219	$203
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1784	$3867
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	68 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	41	91
😀 Quality of life	54	94
🏙️ Population	1.68M	1.49M

The cost of living in Mecca is 53% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 5103rd and 1315th ($1032 vs $2188) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Saudi Arabia and Germany, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Mecca compared to 1.8 months in Munich. Mecca ranked 8th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Munich ranked 9th in Germany, while ranked 6051st and 48th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mecca vs Munich

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	Mecca	Munich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.11	$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$41.5	$68
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.92	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.59	$4.78
☕ Cappuccino	$3.4	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.73	$3.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$275	$1411
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$275	$1028
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$690	$2472
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$424	$1982
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.9	$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.6	$276
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.4	$45.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.07%	3.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1443	$11808
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1095	$8614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$4.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.4	$53
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.1	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.72	$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.79	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.38	$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.89	$6.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.69	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.32	$8.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.19	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.08	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$127	$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.9	$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.2	$74.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.24	$18.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$38.3	$95.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.5	$97.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$398	$922
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4708	$18334

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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

Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1803
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1758
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1794
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1763
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1755
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1748
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1728
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1603
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1698
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1608
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1576
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1733
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1634
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1668
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1206
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1660
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1646
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1751
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1663
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1560
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1537
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1663
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1481
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1533
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1517
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1575
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1505
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$1937
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1516
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1568
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1720
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1587
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1585
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1438
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1582
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1487
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1546
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1585
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1691
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1599