Mecca vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mecca Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1107
$1585
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2620
$3752
🏠 One person rent
$472
$959
🏘️ Family rent
$791
$1694
🍽️ Food expenses
$296
$382
🚐 Transport expenses
$239
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1156
$1020
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
68 km
28 km
🎓 Higher education
41
96
😀 Quality of life
58
72
🏙️ Population
2.43M
13.3M

The cost of living in Mecca is 30% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 5028th and 3728th ($1107 vs $1585) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Saudi Arabia and Russia, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Mecca compared to 0.6 months in Moscow. Mecca ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 6123rd and 3206th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mecca vs Moscow

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Mecca Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.49
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.3
$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$6.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.6
$4.91
☕ Cappuccino
$3.14
$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$283
$1348
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$719
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$509
$2372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$699
$1313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.9
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.5
$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69.9
$9.13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.85%
22.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1701
$10959
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1402
$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.33
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$99.4
$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.3
$6.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.77
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.76
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.64
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.71
$6.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.86
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.39
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.27
$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$104
$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.4
$7.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.7
$33
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.23
$7.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.2
$88.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.7
$146
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$398
$735
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4622
$17546

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$978
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$989
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$971
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$891
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$957
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$910
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$959
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$950
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$726
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$637
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$777
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$905
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$732
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$738
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$726
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$695
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$738
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$757
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$696
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$686
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$749
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$589
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$597
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$578
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$940
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$595
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$680
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$682
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$724
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$335
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$748
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$567
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$505
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$622
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$773
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$585
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$545
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$516
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$757
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$791