Mecca vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mecca Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$940
$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2316
$2731
🏠 One person rent
$350
$612
🏘️ Family rent
$622
$1215
🍽️ Food expenses
$290
$272
🚐 Transport expenses
$205
$92.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1656
$1262
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
68 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
41
96
😀 Quality of life
53
74
🏙️ Population
2.43M
13M

The cost of living in Mecca is 13% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 6019th and 5091st ($940 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th 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 1.8 months in Mecca compared to 1.2 months in Moscow. Mecca ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 6051st and 1280th 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
$5.18
$8.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.7
$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.67
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$842
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$1827
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$423
$918
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.5
$70
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69.9
$8.71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.54%
17.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1493
$6312
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1201
$3303
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.33
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$99.7
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$0.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.63
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$9.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.21
$4.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$9.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$3.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.82
$7.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.53
$2.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.22
$4.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$2.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$103
$30.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.4
$5.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.8
$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.23
$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.7
$85.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.1
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$363
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4675
$11652

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Cities near Mecca

Distance City Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi Jeddah
$1123
329 km or 204 mi Bisha
$895
338 km or 210 mi Port Sudan
$1096
339 km or 211 mi Medina
$853
350 km or 218 mi Yanbu
$837
354 km or 220 mi Bareq
$895
453 km or 282 mi Abha
$915
606 km or 377 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
620 km or 385 mi Ar Rass
$828
628 km or 390 mi Najran
$934
642 km or 399 mi Al Wajh
$879
644 km or 400 mi Keren
$491
648 km or 403 mi Sa'dah
$488
649 km or 403 mi Massawa
$492
670 km or 416 mi Unaizah
$940
684 km or 425 mi Asmara
$524
703 km or 437 mi Ha'il
$944
735 km or 457 mi Mendefera
$490
738 km or 458 mi Atbara
$1094
756 km or 470 mi Kassala
$988
769 km or 478 mi Aswan
$324
790 km or 491 mi Riyadh
$1586
807 km or 501 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
818 km or 508 mi Sanaa
$550
842 km or 523 mi Sayyan
$491
842 km or 523 mi Tabuk
$988
873 km or 542 mi Luxor
$314
884 km or 549 mi Mekelle
$686
884 km or 549 mi Zabid
$489
890 km or 553 mi Hurghada
$278
895 km or 556 mi Qena
$333
904 km or 562 mi Dhamar
$491
909 km or 565 mi El Gouna
$294
912 km or 567 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
933 km or 580 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
947 km or 588 mi El-Gadarif
$935
948 km or 589 mi Ibb
$504
951 km or 591 mi Sakakah
$806
951 km or 591 mi Dahab
$393
979 km or 608 mi Taiz
$514

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$736
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$743
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$797
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$583
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$633
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$672
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$566
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$660
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$606
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$590
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$507
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$616
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$515
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$533
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$498
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$623
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$507
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$471
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$450
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$461
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$401
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$551
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$639
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$480
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$508
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$457
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$419
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$298
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$682
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$447
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$415
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$467
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$376
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$514
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$469
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$449
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$451
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$541