Almaty vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1014
$1031
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2459
$2436
🏠 One person rent
$531
$438
🏘️ Family rent
$940
$727
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$276
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.1
$224
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$776
$1083
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
52
41
😀 Quality of life
70
57
🏙️ Population
2.23M
2.43M

The cost of living in Almaty is 2% less expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 5468th and 5338th ($1014 vs $1031) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Kazakhstan and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Almaty compared to 1.1 months in Mecca. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 3901st and 6151st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Almaty vs Mecca

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Almaty Mecca
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.96
$4.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.8
$27
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.23
$6.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$2.82
$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$648
$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$329
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1197
$580
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$768
$600
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.3
$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.4
$71.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.05%
5.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$1938
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1284
$1617
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.7
$100
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.13
$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$6.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$6.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.91
$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$4.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$5.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.5
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.81
$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.57
$4.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.6
$32.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$55.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$346
$399
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10616
$4518

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$899
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$656
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$876
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$636
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$500
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$789
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$601
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$764
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$646
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$521
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$579
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$555
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$514
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$609
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$687
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$518
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$488
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$572
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$570
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$471
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$513
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$572
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$669
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$688
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$587
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$610
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$759
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$553
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$608
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$614
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$842
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$599
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$535
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$583
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$500
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$622
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$576
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$549
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$519
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$712

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