Mecca vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mecca Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1031
$1678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2436
$4001
🏠 One person rent
$438
$1006
🏘️ Family rent
$727
$1773
🍽️ Food expenses
$276
$403
🚐 Transport expenses
$224
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1083
$1104
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
28 km
🎓 Higher education
41
96
😀 Quality of life
57
72
🏙️ Population
2.43M
13.3M

The cost of living in Mecca is 39% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 5338th and 3277th ($1031 vs $1678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 1.1 months in Mecca compared to 0.7 months in Moscow. Mecca ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 6151st and 2774th 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
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27
$61.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.64
$7.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$5.38
☕ Cappuccino
$3.13
$4.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$1.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$329
$1440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$329
$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$580
$2602
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$600
$1335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.2
$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.5
$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.5
$9.22
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.28%
20.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1938
$11458
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1617
$4987
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.34
$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$100
$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$7.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.3
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.97
$7.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.13
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.59
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.17
$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.45
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$104
$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$9.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.8
$38.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.18
$8.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.5
$98.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.7
$149
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$399
$788
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4518
$20160

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$1084
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$1056
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$1077
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$1014
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$1055
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$1030
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$1068
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$1066
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$791
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$691
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$775
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$974
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$821
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$771
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$781
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$705
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$786
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$804
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$730
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$732
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$800
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$629
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$635
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$604
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$1051
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$626
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$694
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$685
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$766
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$355
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$766
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$611
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$539
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$669
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$834
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$614
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$589
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$518
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$746
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$749