Mecca vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mecca Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1031
$823
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2436
$1972
🏠 One person rent
$438
$412
🏘️ Family rent
$727
$711
🍽️ Food expenses
$276
$277
🚐 Transport expenses
$224
$53.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1083
$792
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
41
45
😀 Quality of life
57
69
🏙️ Population
2.43M
1.08M

The cost of living in Mecca is 25% more expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 5338th and 6663rd ($1031 vs $823) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 4th in Saudi Arabia and Kazakhstan, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Kazakhstan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Mecca compared to 1 months in Nur-Sultan. Mecca ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd in Kazakhstan, while ranked 6151st and 4272nd 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
$8.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.64
$6.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$1.23
☕ Cappuccino
$3.13
$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$329
$479
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$329
$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$580
$848
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$600
$587
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.2
$37.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.5
$57.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.5
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.28%
15.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1938
$1359
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1617
$999
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.34
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$100
$15.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$8.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$0.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.3
$9.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.97
$5.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$8.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.13
$8.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.59
$1.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.17
$3.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$2.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.45
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$104
$54.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$5.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.8
$13.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.18
$4.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.5
$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.7
$97.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$399
$301
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4518
$6976

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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
161 km or 100 mi Temirtau
$545
190 km or 118 mi Karaganda
$571
276 km or 172 mi Kokshetau
$763
278 km or 173 mi Ekibastuz
$595
392 km or 243 mi Aksu
$586
402 km or 250 mi Pavlodar
$585
442 km or 275 mi Petropavl
$575
446 km or 277 mi Omsk
$819
457 km or 284 mi Satbayev
$558
460 km or 286 mi Jezkazgan
$548
543 km or 337 mi Balkhash
$687
580 km or 361 mi Kostanay
$702
623 km or 387 mi Semey
$559
627 km or 389 mi Kurgan
$713
771 km or 479 mi Tyumen
$1024
800 km or 497 mi Oskemen
$602
803 km or 499 mi Chelyabinsk
$786
826 km or 513 mi Kyzylorda
$492
852 km or 530 mi Taldiqorgan
$764
855 km or 531 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$952
856 km or 532 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$954
872 km or 542 mi Miass
$780
875 km or 544 mi Kentau
$535
875 km or 544 mi Barnaul
$785
879 km or 546 mi Magnitogorsk
$656
880 km or 547 mi Novosibirsk
$935
893 km or 555 mi Orsk
$615
902 km or 561 mi Zlatoust
$757
903 km or 561 mi Turkistan
$549
910 km or 566 mi Kapchagay
$876
917 km or 570 mi Taraz
$488
949 km or 590 mi Bishkek
$789
949 km or 590 mi Yekaterinburg
$1163
953 km or 592 mi Kant
$500
955 km or 593 mi Biysk
$780
960 km or 597 mi Talas
$555
965 km or 599 mi Kaskelen
$899
967 km or 601 mi Tokmok
$636
968 km or 602 mi Almaty
$1014
977 km or 607 mi Tacheng
$553