Mecca vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Mecca	Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1031	$2525
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2436	$5816
🏠 One person rent	$438	$1500
🏘️ Family rent	$727	$2602
🍽️ Food expenses	$276	$604
🚐 Transport expenses	$224	$252
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1083	$4312
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	41	90
😀 Quality of life	57	94
🏙️ Population	2.43M	1.51M

The cost of living in Mecca is 59% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 5338th and 863rd ($1031 vs $2525) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 1.1 months in Mecca compared to 1.7 months in Munich. Mecca ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 6151st and 44th 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	$4.49	$19.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27	$79
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.64	$14.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$5.43
☕ Cappuccino	$3.13	$4.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.7	$3.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$329	$1520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$329	$1185
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$580	$2776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$600	$2116
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$206
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.5	$313
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.5	$41.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.28%	3.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1938	$13704
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1617	$9217
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.34	$4.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$100	$73.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$2.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$2.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.33	$4.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.3	$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.97	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$21.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$4.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$2.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.37	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.13	$7.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.59	$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.17	$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.94	$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.45	$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$104	$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$16.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.8	$77.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.18	$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.5	$99.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55.7	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$399	$871
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4518	$17274

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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

Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$2002
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1940
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1976
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1960
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1925
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1910
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1890
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1748
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1841
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1770
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1753
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1858
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1790
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1835
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1292
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1816
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1789
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1938
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1828
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1731
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1668
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1834
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1788
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1660
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1726
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1808
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1610
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$2075
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1606
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1704
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1887
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1669
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1678
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1667
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1717
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1647
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1647
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1636
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$2003
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1714