Mecca vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mecca	Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$979	$2201
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2659	$5311
🏠 One person rent	$371	$1313
🏘️ Family rent	$905	$2479
🍽️ Food expenses	$293	$524
🚐 Transport expenses	$220	$211
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1646	$3560
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	68 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	42	90
😀 Quality of life	54	93
🏙️ Population	2.43M	1.51M

The cost of living in Mecca is 56% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 5632nd and 1352nd ($979 vs $2201) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th 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 1.6 months in Munich. Mecca ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 5982nd and 54th 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	$4.96	$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.2	$69.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.05	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$4.92
☕ Cappuccino	$3.31	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$3.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$260	$1323
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$263	$1006
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$743	$2618
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$783	$2005
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.8	$205
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.9	$313
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.1	$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.62%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1496	$12224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1212	$8488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.32	$4.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$59.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.67	$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.82	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.22	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.37	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.88	$6.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.6	$9.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.21	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.08	$1.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.45	$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$103	$52.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.1	$73.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.18	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.4	$92.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.4	$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$398	$953
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4682	$14702

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Cities near Mecca

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Jeddah	$1146
329 km or 204 mi	Bisha	$905
338 km or 210 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
339 km or 211 mi	Medina	$1215
350 km or 218 mi	Yanbu	$829
354 km or 220 mi	Bareq	$902
453 km or 282 mi	Abha	$910
606 km or 377 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
620 km or 385 mi	Ar Rass	$861
628 km or 390 mi	Najran	$937
642 km or 399 mi	Al Wajh	$961
644 km or 400 mi	Keren	$488
648 km or 403 mi	Sa'dah	$482
649 km or 403 mi	Massawa	$486
670 km or 416 mi	Unaizah	$969
684 km or 425 mi	Asmara	$520
703 km or 437 mi	Ha'il	$846
735 km or 457 mi	Mendefera	$487
738 km or 458 mi	Atbara	$1131
756 km or 470 mi	Kassala	$1006
769 km or 478 mi	Aswan	$329
790 km or 491 mi	Riyadh	$1637
807 km or 501 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
818 km or 508 mi	Sanaa	$546
842 km or 523 mi	Sayyan	$481
842 km or 523 mi	Tabuk	$1078
873 km or 542 mi	Luxor	$335
884 km or 549 mi	Mekelle	$662
884 km or 549 mi	Zabid	$482
890 km or 553 mi	Hurghada	$342
895 km or 556 mi	Qena	$362
904 km or 562 mi	Dhamar	$486
909 km or 565 mi	El Gouna	$336
912 km or 567 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
933 km or 580 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
947 km or 588 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
948 km or 589 mi	Ibb	$496
951 km or 591 mi	Sakakah	$781
951 km or 591 mi	Dahab	$381
979 km or 608 mi	Taiz	$507

Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1789
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1746
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1772
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1755
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1730
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1727
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1711
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1631
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1679
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1611
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1568
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1700
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1613
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1644
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1164
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1638
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1637
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1728
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1644
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1569
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1541
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1645
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1465
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1537
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1508
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1698
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1517
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$1911
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1540
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1544
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1636
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1538
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1502
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1627
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1565
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1522
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1509
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1516
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1672
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1560