Mecca vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Mecca	Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1162	$2207
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2741	$5086
🏠 One person rent	$517	$1276
🏘️ Family rent	$883	$2185
🍽️ Food expenses	$307	$599
🚐 Transport expenses	$239	$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1341	$3556
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	68 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	42	83
😀 Quality of life	57	93
🏙️ Population	2.43M	633K

The cost of living in Mecca is 47% less expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 4793rd and 1455th ($1162 vs $2207) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd in Saudi Arabia and Germany, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Mecca compared to 1.6 months in Stuttgart. Mecca ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Stuttgart ranked 12th in Germany, while ranked 6119th and 93rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mecca vs Stuttgart

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	Mecca	Stuttgart
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.79	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.5	$81.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.94	$13.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$5.68
☕ Cappuccino	$3.12	$4.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.78	$4.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$244	$1201
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$448	$979
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$2051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$828	$1764
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.8	$209
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60	$321
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71	$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.46%	3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1493	$6802
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1216	$5304
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$3.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$67
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23	$28.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$3.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.78	$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.79	$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$3.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$4.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.39	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.85	$6.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.36	$9.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.19	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.08	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$104	$54
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.5	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.9	$68
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.24	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.4	$111
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.5	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$400	$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4655	$17949

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Cities near Mecca

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Jeddah	$1155
329 km or 204 mi	Bisha	$918
338 km or 210 mi	Port Sudan	$964
339 km or 211 mi	Medina	$1182
350 km or 218 mi	Yanbu	$791
354 km or 220 mi	Bareq	$903
453 km or 282 mi	Abha	$911
606 km or 377 mi	As Sulayyil	$1008
620 km or 385 mi	Ar Rass	$862
628 km or 390 mi	Najran	$860
642 km or 399 mi	Al Wajh	$940
644 km or 400 mi	Keren	$500
648 km or 403 mi	Sa'dah	$498
649 km or 403 mi	Massawa	$499
670 km or 416 mi	Unaizah	$967
684 km or 425 mi	Asmara	$533
703 km or 437 mi	Ha'il	$825
735 km or 457 mi	Mendefera	$498
738 km or 458 mi	Atbara	$1116
756 km or 470 mi	Kassala	$971
769 km or 478 mi	Aswan	$348
790 km or 491 mi	Riyadh	$1627
807 km or 501 mi	Al Hudaydah	$522
818 km or 508 mi	Sanaa	$560
842 km or 523 mi	Sayyan	$498
842 km or 523 mi	Tabuk	$1069
873 km or 542 mi	Luxor	$365
884 km or 549 mi	Mekelle	$826
884 km or 549 mi	Zabid	$499
890 km or 553 mi	Hurghada	$346
895 km or 556 mi	Qena	$428
904 km or 562 mi	Dhamar	$500
909 km or 565 mi	El Gouna	$354
912 km or 567 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$589
933 km or 580 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$791
947 km or 588 mi	El-Gadarif	$925
948 km or 589 mi	Ibb	$512
951 km or 591 mi	Sakakah	$769
951 km or 591 mi	Dahab	$517
979 km or 608 mi	Taiz	$522

Cities near Stuttgart

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Fellbach	$1954
8.6 km or 5.4 mi	Ostfildern	$1944
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Kornwestheim	$1931
9.6 km or 6 mi	Leinfelden-Echterdingen	$1922
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Ditzingen	$1919
11 km or 6.6 mi	Esslingen am Neckar	$1913
12 km or 7.4 mi	Waiblingen	$1900
12 km or 7.7 mi	Leonberg	$1877
13 km or 7.8 mi	Filderstadt	$1900
13 km or 7.8 mi	Remseck	$1893
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ludwigsburg	$1892
14 km or 8.9 mi	Weinstadt	$1879
15 km or 9.1 mi	Sindelfingen	$1871
17 km or 10 mi	Boblingen	$1873
20 km or 12 mi	Winnenden	$1844
20 km or 13 mi	Nurtingen	$1842
21 km or 13 mi	Bietigheim-Bissingen	$1829
24 km or 15 mi	Vaihingen an der Enz	$1769
25 km or 15 mi	Kirchheim unter Teck	$1803
26 km or 16 mi	Schorndorf	$1793
26 km or 16 mi	Backnang	$1846
28 km or 17 mi	Metzingen	$1819
30 km or 19 mi	Tubingen	$1980
30 km or 19 mi	Herrenberg	$1836
31 km or 20 mi	Muhlacker	$1688
33 km or 20 mi	Reutlingen	$1876
33 km or 20 mi	Calw	$1748
36 km or 22 mi	Goppingen	$1726
37 km or 23 mi	Pforzheim	$1565
38 km or 23 mi	Rottenburg am Neckar	$1863
40 km or 25 mi	Eislingen	$1726
41 km or 25 mi	Heilbronn	$1909
42 km or 26 mi	Nagold	$1787
42 km or 26 mi	Mossingen	$1844
44 km or 27 mi	Eppingen	$1791
45 km or 28 mi	Bretten	$1738
46 km or 28 mi	Schwabisch Gmund	$1725
46 km or 29 mi	Neckarsulm	$1846
51 km or 32 mi	Geislingen an der Steige	$1752
51 km or 32 mi	Horb am Neckar	$1763