Kharkiv vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kharkiv Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person
$499
$1107
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1275
$2620
🏠 One person rent
$200
$472
🏘️ Family rent
$342
$791
🍽️ Food expenses
$198
$296
🚐 Transport expenses
$43
$239
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$459
$1156
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
68 km
🎓 Higher education
61
41
😀 Quality of life
63
58
🏙️ Population
1.42M
2.43M

The cost of living in Kharkiv is 55% less expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 8722nd and 5028th ($499 vs $1107) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 4th in Ukraine and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Ukraine vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Kharkiv compared to 1 months in Mecca. Kharkiv ranked 4th best city to live in Ukraine vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5605th and 6123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kharkiv vs Mecca

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Kharkiv Mecca
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.46
$4.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.39
$7.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.6
☕ Cappuccino
$1.23
$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$283
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$122
$384
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$509
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$222
$699
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.7
$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.94
$69.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.61%
5.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1150
$1701
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$595
$1402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.47
$99.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.84
$23.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.46
$2.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.2
$6.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$7.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.05
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.74
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.6
$3.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.74
$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.2
$6.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.09
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.33
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.65
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.1
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.06
$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$7.93
$25.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.88
$4.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.1
$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.1
$62.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$299
$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2953
$4622

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$567
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$682
195 km or 121 mi Dnipro
$748
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$644
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$637
227 km or 141 mi Kremenchuk
$465
230 km or 143 mi Horlivka
$639
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$528
250 km or 156 mi Makiivka
$549
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$485
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$761
280 km or 174 mi Voronezh
$724
306 km or 190 mi Cherkasy
$476
314 km or 195 mi Kryvyi Rih
$492
330 km or 205 mi Oryol
$696
332 km or 206 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$599
334 km or 207 mi Mariupol
$529
358 km or 222 mi Melitopol
$557
365 km or 227 mi Taganrog
$705
373 km or 232 mi Lipetsk
$597
384 km or 238 mi Bryansk
$686
385 km or 239 mi Chernihiv
$500
389 km or 242 mi Shakhty
$697
400 km or 249 mi Rostov-on-Don
$893
403 km or 250 mi Novocherkassk
$759
409 km or 254 mi Kyiv
$882
438 km or 272 mi Bila Tserkva
$487
455 km or 283 mi Gomel
$545
459 km or 285 mi Mykolaiv
$534
460 km or 286 mi Kherson
$414
471 km or 293 mi Tambov
$680
477 km or 296 mi Tula
$905
504 km or 313 mi Kaluga
$637
514 km or 319 mi Volgodonsk
$759
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$562

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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