Kyiv vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person
$853
$1031
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2116
$2436
🏠 One person rent
$431
$438
🏘️ Family rent
$753
$727
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$276
🚐 Transport expenses
$70
$224
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$446
$1083
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
73
41
😀 Quality of life
64
57
🏙️ Population
2.95M
2.43M

The cost of living in Kyiv is 17% less expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 6533rd and 5338th ($853 vs $1031) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Ukraine and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Ukraine vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kyiv compared to 1.1 months in Mecca. Kyiv ranked 3rd best city to live in Ukraine vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5360th and 6151st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kyiv vs Mecca

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Kyiv Mecca
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.21
$4.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.4
$27
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.78
$6.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$1.58
$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$513
$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$328
$329
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$940
$580
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$583
$600
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.9
$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.4
$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.15
$71.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.89%
5.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2604
$1938
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1122
$1617
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.9
$100
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.68
$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.72
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$6.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$6.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.66
$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.57
$4.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.9
$5.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.03
$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.48
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.8
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.89
$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.1
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$4.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$70.6
$32.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$55.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$381
$399
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10572
$4518

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Cities near Kyiv

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$464
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$479
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$591
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$448
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$572
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$589
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$577
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$490
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$541
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$727
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$397
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$475
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$518
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$477
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$454
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$799
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$527
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$760
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$458
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$628
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$789
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$543
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$669
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$749
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$969
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$529
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$572
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$732
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$501
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$690
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$579
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$840
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$954
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$685
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$1048
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$746
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$608
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$924
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$834
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$676

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