Mecca vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Mecca | Minsk | |
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| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
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| 🎓 Higher education | ||
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The cost of living in Mecca is 35% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 5632nd and 6769th ($979 vs $727) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in Saudi Arabia and Belarus, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Belarus comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Mecca compared to 0.9 months in Minsk. Mecca ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 5982nd and 3750th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Mecca vs Minsk
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| Mecca | Minsk | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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|---|---|---|
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| 606 km or 377 mi | As Sulayyil | |
| 620 km or 385 mi | Ar Rass | |
| 628 km or 390 mi | Najran | |
| 642 km or 399 mi | Al Wajh | |
| 644 km or 400 mi |  Keren | |
| 648 km or 403 mi |  Sa'dah | |
| 649 km or 403 mi | Massawa | |
| 670 km or 416 mi | Unaizah | |
| 684 km or 425 mi | Asmara | |
| 703 km or 437 mi | Ha'il | |
| 735 km or 457 mi | Mendefera | |
| 738 km or 458 mi | Atbara | |
| 756 km or 470 mi | Kassala | |
| 769 km or 478 mi |  Aswan | |
| 790 km or 491 mi | Riyadh | |
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| 818 km or 508 mi | Sanaa | |
| 842 km or 523 mi | Sayyan | |
| 842 km or 523 mi | Tabuk | |
| 873 km or 542 mi | Luxor | |
| 884 km or 549 mi |  Mekelle | |
| 884 km or 549 mi | Zabid | |
| 890 km or 553 mi | Hurghada | |
| 895 km or 556 mi | Qena | |
| 904 km or 562 mi | Dhamar | |
| 909 km or 565 mi | El Gouna | |
| 912 km or 567 mi | Sharm El Sheikh | |
| 933 km or 580 mi | Dumat al-Jandal | |
| 947 km or 588 mi | El-Gadarif | |
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 72 km or 44 mi |  Barysaw | |
| 136 km or 85 mi | Baranavichy | |
| 139 km or 86 mi | Babruysk | |
| 171 km or 107 mi |  Vilnius | |
| 182 km or 113 mi | Mogilev | |
| 218 km or 135 mi | Utena | |
| 220 km or 137 mi | Vitebsk | |
| 221 km or 137 mi | Pinsk | |
| 229 km or 142 mi |  Daugavpils | |
| 235 km or 146 mi | Alytus | |
| 247 km or 154 mi | Grodno | |
| 249 km or 155 mi | Jonava | |
| 260 km or 161 mi | Kaunas | |
| 280 km or 174 mi | Gomel | |
| 283 km or 176 mi | Marijampole | |
| 288 km or 179 mi | Panevezys | |
| 290 km or 180 mi | Rezekne | |
| 303 km or 188 mi |  Suwalki | |
| 303 km or 189 mi | Bialystok | |
| 307 km or 191 mi |  Smolensk | |
| 308 km or 191 mi | Jekabpils | |
| 330 km or 205 mi | Brest | |
| 342 km or 212 mi | Elk | |
| 353 km or 219 mi | Siauliai | |
| 363 km or 226 mi | Biala Podlaska | |
| 367 km or 228 mi |  Chernihiv | |
| 371 km or 231 mi | Lomza | |
| 374 km or 232 mi | Ogre | |
| 376 km or 233 mi | Rivne | |
| 382 km or 238 mi | Lutsk | |
| 390 km or 243 mi | Jelgava | |
| 401 km or 249 mi | Siedlce | |
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