Mecca vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mecca Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1162
$1438
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2741
$3409
🏠 One person rent
$517
$864
🏘️ Family rent
$883
$1523
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$357
🚐 Transport expenses
$239
$109
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1341
$881
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
68 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
42
96
😀 Quality of life
57
73
🏙️ Population
2.43M
13.3M

The cost of living in Mecca is 19% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 4793rd and 4141st ($1162 vs $1438) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1.2 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 6119th and 2664th 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
$4.79
$12.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.5
$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.94
$6.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$4.27
☕ Cappuccino
$3.12
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$244
$1183
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$448
$660
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$447
$2170
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$828
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$91.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71
$8.08
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.46%
24.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1493
$9466
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1216
$4008
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.33
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$101
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23
$5.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.69
$0.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.78
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.83
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.79
$5.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.85
$9.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.36
$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.19
$4.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.93
$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.08
$1.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$104
$43.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$7.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.9
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.24
$6.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.4
$78.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.5
$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$400
$688
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4655
$15272

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Cities near Mecca

Distance City Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi Jeddah
$1155
329 km or 204 mi Bisha
$918
338 km or 210 mi Port Sudan
$964
339 km or 211 mi Medina
$1182
350 km or 218 mi Yanbu
$791
354 km or 220 mi Bareq
$903
453 km or 282 mi Abha
$911
606 km or 377 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
620 km or 385 mi Ar Rass
$862
628 km or 390 mi Najran
$860
642 km or 399 mi Al Wajh
$940
644 km or 400 mi Keren
$500
648 km or 403 mi Sa'dah
$498
649 km or 403 mi Massawa
$499
670 km or 416 mi Unaizah
$967
684 km or 425 mi Asmara
$533
703 km or 437 mi Ha'il
$825
735 km or 457 mi Mendefera
$498
738 km or 458 mi Atbara
$1116
756 km or 470 mi Kassala
$971
769 km or 478 mi Aswan
$348
790 km or 491 mi Riyadh
$1627
807 km or 501 mi Al Hudaydah
$522
818 km or 508 mi Sanaa
$560
842 km or 523 mi Sayyan
$498
842 km or 523 mi Tabuk
$1069
873 km or 542 mi Luxor
$365
884 km or 549 mi Mekelle
$826
884 km or 549 mi Zabid
$499
890 km or 553 mi Hurghada
$346
895 km or 556 mi Qena
$428
904 km or 562 mi Dhamar
$500
909 km or 565 mi El Gouna
$354
912 km or 567 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
933 km or 580 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$791
947 km or 588 mi El-Gadarif
$925
948 km or 589 mi Ibb
$512
951 km or 591 mi Sakakah
$769
951 km or 591 mi Dahab
$517
979 km or 608 mi Taiz
$522

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$914
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$915
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$917
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$800
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$898
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$831
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$876
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$863
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$671
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$582
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$727
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$837
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$650
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$692
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$672
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$615
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$678
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$765
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$660
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$629
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$697
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$547
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$570
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$543
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$882
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$544
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$672
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$649
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$707
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$293
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$734
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$537
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$485
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$545
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$719
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$537
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$475
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$496
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$718
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$772