Mecca vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mecca Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1107
$836
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2620
$2112
🏠 One person rent
$472
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$791
$716
🍽️ Food expenses
$296
$295
🚐 Transport expenses
$239
$54
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1156
$632
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
68 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
41
59
😀 Quality of life
58
68
🏙️ Population
2.43M
2M

The cost of living in Mecca is 32% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 5028th and 6618th ($1107 vs $836) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 months in Mecca compared to 0.8 months in Minsk. Mecca ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 6123rd and 4692nd 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
$4.49
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.3
$38.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.6
$1.36
☕ Cappuccino
$3.14
$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$283
$494
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$329
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$509
$888
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$699
$591
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.9
$35.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.5
$54.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69.9
$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.85%
15.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1701
$2225
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1402
$1419
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.33
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$99.4
$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.3
$4.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.77
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.76
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.64
$7.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.71
$4.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$8.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.86
$8.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.39
$2.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.27
$6.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$104
$34.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.4
$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.7
$14.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.23
$4.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.2
$44
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.7
$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$398
$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4622
$12897

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$628
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$568
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$450
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1461
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$622
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$1003
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$335
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$484
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$952
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$907
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$399
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$890
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1279
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$545
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$947
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$1012
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$853
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1133
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1214
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$589
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$912
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$589
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1184
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$1001
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1109
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$500
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1062
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1027
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$405
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$554
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$908
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$1028
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1248
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1188
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$562
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1220
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1423
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$944
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$903
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$882