Mecca vs Nuremberg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Mecca	Nuremberg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1031	$1753
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2436	$4305
🏠 One person rent	$438	$874
🏘️ Family rent	$727	$1508
🍽️ Food expenses	$276	$578
🚐 Transport expenses	$224	$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1083	$3888
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	41	56
😀 Quality of life	57	91
🏙️ Population	2.43M	526K

The cost of living in Mecca is 41% less expensive than in Nuremberg. Cities ranked 5338th and 2992nd ($1031 vs $1753) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 152nd 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 2.2 months in Nuremberg. Mecca ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Nuremberg ranked 25th in Germany, while ranked 6151st and 131st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mecca vs Nuremberg

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	Mecca	Nuremberg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.49	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27	$84
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.64	$13.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$5.24
☕ Cappuccino	$3.13	$4.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.7	$4.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$329	$836
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$329	$591
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$580	$1531
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$600	$1084
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$190
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.5	$291
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.5	$43.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.28%	3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1938	$7307
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1617	$3825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.34	$4.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$100	$67.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$2.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$3.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.33	$3.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.3	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.97	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$4.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.37	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.13	$6.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.59	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.17	$15.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.94	$1.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.45	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$104	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.8	$47.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.18	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.5	$96.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55.7	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$399	$664
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4518	$19685

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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 Nuremberg

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Furth	$1673
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Zirndorf	$1670
14 km or 8.9 mi	Schwabach	$1629
16 km or 9.8 mi	Lauf an der Pegnitz	$1639
17 km or 10 mi	Erlangen	$1688
19 km or 12 mi	Herzogenaurach	$1760
23 km or 14 mi	Roth	$1625
30 km or 18 mi	Forchheim	$1645
34 km or 21 mi	Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz	$1604
40 km or 25 mi	Ansbach	$1399
51 km or 31 mi	Bamberg	$1601
56 km or 35 mi	Amberg	$1323
66 km or 41 mi	Bayreuth	$1425
73 km or 45 mi	Kitzingen	$1568
75 km or 47 mi	Schwandorf	$1535
76 km or 47 mi	Lichtenfels	$1575
76 km or 47 mi	Kulmbach	$1544
79 km or 49 mi	Nordlingen	$1647
80 km or 50 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1726
81 km or 50 mi	Ingolstadt	$1788
81 km or 50 mi	Crailsheim	$1708
82 km or 51 mi	Weiden in der Oberpfalz	$1599
85 km or 53 mi	Donauworth	$1704
88 km or 54 mi	Regensburg	$1667
88 km or 55 mi	Ellwangen	$1673
90 km or 56 mi	Schweinfurt	$1546
90 km or 56 mi	Coburg	$1560
91 km or 57 mi	Wurzburg	$1296
95 km or 59 mi	Bad Mergentheim	$1585
99 km or 62 mi	Aalen	$1648
100 km or 62 mi	Sonneberg	$1331
104 km or 65 mi	Schwabisch Hall	$1736
107 km or 67 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1753
109 km or 68 mi	Heidenheim an der Brenz	$1684
110 km or 69 mi	Bad Kissingen	$1551
112 km or 69 mi	Aichach	$1790
113 km or 70 mi	Hof	$1593
116 km or 72 mi	Gersthofen	$1828
116 km or 72 mi	Cheb	$1292
117 km or 73 mi	Wertheim am Main	$1729