Mecca vs Nuremberg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mecca	Nuremberg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$979	$1672
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2659	$4194
🏠 One person rent	$371	$877
🏘️ Family rent	$905	$1732
🍽️ Food expenses	$293	$544
🚐 Transport expenses	$220	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1646	$3273
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	68 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	42	59
😀 Quality of life	54	91
🏙️ Population	2.43M	526K

The cost of living in Mecca is 41% less expensive than in Nuremberg. Cities ranked 5632nd and 2788th ($979 vs $1672) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 75th 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 2 months in Nuremberg. Mecca ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Nuremberg ranked 20th in Germany, while ranked 5982nd and 107th 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	$4.96	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.2	$81.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.05	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$4.21
☕ Cappuccino	$3.31	$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$3.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$260	$815
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$263	$599
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$743	$1587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$783	$1350
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.8	$190
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.9	$290
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.1	$45.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.62%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1496	$6830
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1212	$5673
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.32	$3.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$51
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.67	$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.82	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.22	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$4.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.37	$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.88	$5.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.6	$8.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.21	$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$2.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.08	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.45	$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$103	$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.1	$42.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.18	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.4	$95.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.4	$81.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$398	$480
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4682	$13791

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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 Nuremberg

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Furth	$1576
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Zirndorf	$1567
14 km or 8.9 mi	Schwabach	$1547
16 km or 9.8 mi	Lauf an der Pegnitz	$1540
17 km or 10 mi	Erlangen	$1581
19 km or 12 mi	Herzogenaurach	$1666
23 km or 14 mi	Roth	$1528
30 km or 18 mi	Forchheim	$1533
34 km or 21 mi	Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz	$1488
40 km or 25 mi	Ansbach	$1322
51 km or 31 mi	Bamberg	$1489
56 km or 35 mi	Amberg	$1249
66 km or 41 mi	Bayreuth	$1330
73 km or 45 mi	Kitzingen	$1444
75 km or 47 mi	Schwandorf	$1440
76 km or 47 mi	Lichtenfels	$1498
76 km or 47 mi	Kulmbach	$1445
79 km or 49 mi	Nordlingen	$1509
80 km or 50 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1508
81 km or 50 mi	Ingolstadt	$1465
81 km or 50 mi	Crailsheim	$1567
82 km or 51 mi	Weiden in der Oberpfalz	$1466
85 km or 53 mi	Donauworth	$1544
88 km or 54 mi	Regensburg	$1627
88 km or 55 mi	Ellwangen	$1566
90 km or 56 mi	Schweinfurt	$1419
90 km or 56 mi	Coburg	$1541
91 km or 57 mi	Wurzburg	$1172
95 km or 59 mi	Bad Mergentheim	$1456
99 km or 62 mi	Aalen	$1560
100 km or 62 mi	Sonneberg	$1274
104 km or 65 mi	Schwabisch Hall	$1594
107 km or 67 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1568
109 km or 68 mi	Heidenheim an der Brenz	$1589
110 km or 69 mi	Bad Kissingen	$1433
112 km or 69 mi	Aichach	$1613
113 km or 70 mi	Hof	$1476
116 km or 72 mi	Gersthofen	$1644
116 km or 72 mi	Cheb	$1098
117 km or 73 mi	Wertheim am Main	$1557