Ashgabat vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1806
$1107
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4178
$2620
🏠 One person rent
$887
$472
🏘️ Family rent
$1506
$791
🍽️ Food expenses
$763
$296
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.3
$239
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$635
$1156
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
68 km
🎓 Higher education
7
41
😀 Quality of life
48
58
🏙️ Population
1.03M
2.43M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 63% more expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 2849th and 5028th ($1806 vs $1107) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Turkmenistan and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Ashgabat compared to 1 months in Mecca. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6881st and 6123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Mecca

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Ashgabat Mecca
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$28.8
$4.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.1
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$7.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$1.6
☕ Cappuccino
$6.75
$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.82
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1012
$283
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$667
$384
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$509
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1221
$699
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.7
$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.5
$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$69.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.45%
5.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4069
$1701
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2839
$1402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.55
$99.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.63
$23.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.71
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.15
$2.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.23
$6.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$7.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$3.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.21
$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.5
$6.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.8
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.88
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.8
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$25.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$4.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.4
$62.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.9
$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24723
$4622

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1763
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$501
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1769
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$487
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$496
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$510
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$498
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$466
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$507
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1640
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$501
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$563
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$494
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$659
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1755
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1709
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$635
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$468
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$535
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$532
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$372
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$531
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$436
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$589
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$575
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$513
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$583
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$592
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$457
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$586
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$639
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$571
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$591
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$631
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$602
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$601
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$627
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$696
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$639

Cities near Mecca

Distance City Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi Jeddah
$1209
329 km or 204 mi Bisha
$906
338 km or 210 mi Port Sudan
$964
339 km or 211 mi Medina
$1168
350 km or 218 mi Yanbu
$795
354 km or 220 mi Bareq
$893
453 km or 282 mi Abha
$902
606 km or 377 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
620 km or 385 mi Ar Rass
$815
628 km or 390 mi Najran
$865
642 km or 399 mi Al Wajh
$942
644 km or 400 mi Keren
$498
648 km or 403 mi Sa'dah
$491
649 km or 403 mi Massawa
$497
670 km or 416 mi Unaizah
$931
684 km or 425 mi Asmara
$531
703 km or 437 mi Ha'il
$775
735 km or 457 mi Mendefera
$498
738 km or 458 mi Atbara
$1104
756 km or 470 mi Kassala
$931
769 km or 478 mi Aswan
$369
790 km or 491 mi Riyadh
$1632
807 km or 501 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
818 km or 508 mi Sanaa
$551
842 km or 523 mi Sayyan
$492
842 km or 523 mi Tabuk
$1074
873 km or 542 mi Luxor
$385
884 km or 549 mi Mekelle
$810
884 km or 549 mi Zabid
$491
890 km or 553 mi Hurghada
$354
895 km or 556 mi Qena
$448
904 km or 562 mi Dhamar
$494
909 km or 565 mi El Gouna
$360
912 km or 567 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
933 km or 580 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
947 km or 588 mi El-Gadarif
$858
948 km or 589 mi Ibb
$504
951 km or 591 mi Sakakah
$776
951 km or 591 mi Dahab
$479
979 km or 608 mi Taiz
$514