Mecca vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Mecca	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1162	$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2741	$2348
🏠 One person rent	$517	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$883	$876
🍽️ Food expenses	$307	$258
🚐 Transport expenses	$239	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1341	$1116
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	68 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	42	82
😀 Quality of life	57	71
🏙️ Population	2.43M	5.65M

The cost of living in Mecca is 20% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 4793rd and 5813th ($1162 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th 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 1.1 months in Saint Petersburg. Mecca ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 6119th and 3397th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mecca vs Saint Petersburg

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	Mecca	Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.79	$7.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.5	$34.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.94	$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$2.77
☕ Cappuccino	$3.12	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.78	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$244	$654
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$448	$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$1172
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$828	$665
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.8	$68
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71	$7.03
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.46%	24.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1493	$3928
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1216	$2610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$38.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23	$9.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.78	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.79	$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.39	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.85	$8.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.36	$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.19	$1.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$1.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.08	$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$104	$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.5	$5.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.9	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.24	$3.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.4	$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.5	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$400	$402
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4655	$10534

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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

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$1083
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$1064
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1477
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$734
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1454
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1089
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1516
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1516
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1561
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1265
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$999
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1386
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1561
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$680
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1174
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1618
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1611
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1145
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1783
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1881
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1580
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1655
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$745
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1947
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1372
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1642
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1546
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1937
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1394
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1601
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$1041
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1737
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1444
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1383
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1503
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1500
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1524
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1570
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1184
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1566