Mecca vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mecca Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1107
$732
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2620
$1764
🏠 One person rent
$472
$357
🏘️ Family rent
$791
$621
🍽️ Food expenses
$296
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$239
$48.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1156
$690
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
68 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
41
45
😀 Quality of life
58
68
🏙️ Population
2.43M
1.08M

The cost of living in Mecca is 51% more expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 5028th and 7085th ($1107 vs $732) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 7th in Saudi Arabia and Kazakhstan, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Kazakhstan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Mecca compared to 0.9 months in Nur-Sultan. Mecca ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd in Kazakhstan, while ranked 6123rd and 4594th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mecca vs Nur-Sultan

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Mecca Nur-Sultan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.49
$8.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.3
$28.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$6.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.6
$1.38
☕ Cappuccino
$3.14
$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$283
$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$509
$736
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$699
$511
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.9
$33.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.5
$52.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69.9
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.85%
16.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1701
$1200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1402
$876
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.33
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$99.4
$15.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.3
$7.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.77
$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.76
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.64
$9.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.71
$4.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$7.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.86
$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.39
$1.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.27
$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$1.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$104
$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.4
$4.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.7
$11.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.23
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.2
$60
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.7
$85
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$398
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4622
$6043

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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
161 km or 100 mi Temirtau
$530
190 km or 118 mi Karaganda
$550
276 km or 172 mi Kokshetau
$747
278 km or 173 mi Ekibastuz
$570
392 km or 243 mi Aksu
$571
402 km or 250 mi Pavlodar
$576
442 km or 275 mi Petropavl
$564
446 km or 277 mi Omsk
$834
457 km or 284 mi Satbayev
$530
460 km or 286 mi Jezkazgan
$517
543 km or 337 mi Balkhash
$661
580 km or 361 mi Kostanay
$690
623 km or 387 mi Semey
$553
627 km or 389 mi Kurgan
$701
771 km or 479 mi Tyumen
$969
800 km or 497 mi Oskemen
$595
803 km or 499 mi Chelyabinsk
$867
826 km or 513 mi Kyzylorda
$484
852 km or 530 mi Taldiqorgan
$738
855 km or 531 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$891
856 km or 532 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$892
872 km or 542 mi Miass
$760
875 km or 544 mi Kentau
$505
875 km or 544 mi Barnaul
$828
879 km or 546 mi Magnitogorsk
$697
880 km or 547 mi Novosibirsk
$884
893 km or 555 mi Orsk
$589
902 km or 561 mi Zlatoust
$729
903 km or 561 mi Turkistan
$521
910 km or 566 mi Kapchagay
$842
917 km or 570 mi Taraz
$477
949 km or 590 mi Bishkek
$757
949 km or 590 mi Yekaterinburg
$1053
953 km or 592 mi Kant
$503
955 km or 593 mi Biysk
$808
960 km or 597 mi Talas
$533
965 km or 599 mi Kaskelen
$866
967 km or 601 mi Tokmok
$616
968 km or 602 mi Almaty
$974
977 km or 607 mi Tacheng
$537