Chisinau vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person
$969
$1031
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2309
$2436
🏠 One person rent
$535
$438
🏘️ Family rent
$933
$727
🍽️ Food expenses
$304
$276
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.5
$224
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$357
$1083
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
52
41
😀 Quality of life
62
57
🏙️ Population
567K
2.43M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 6% less expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 5780th and 5338th ($969 vs $1031) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Moldova and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Moldova vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Chisinau compared to 1.1 months in Mecca. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5599th and 6151st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chisinau vs Mecca

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Chisinau Mecca
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.77
$4.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$27
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.4
$6.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$2.16
$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$550
$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$329
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1012
$580
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$600
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.02
$71.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.99%
5.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2614
$1938
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1942
$1617
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$100
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.74
$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.48
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$6.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$6.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.44
$4.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.42
$5.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.2
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.97
$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.04
$4.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$68
$32.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$55.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$443
$399
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6332
$4518

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$789
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$760
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$690
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$572
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$774
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$954
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$855
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$1048
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$799
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$809
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$823
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$727
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$694
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$641
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$807
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$840
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$906
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$712
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$857
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$874
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$870
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$834
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$529
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$572
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$801
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$579
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$701
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$409
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$1120
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$771
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$541
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$577
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$1041
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1119
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$896
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$464
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$725
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$716
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$722
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$995

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