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Mecca vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Mecca is 39.9% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 23.5% less in Mecca
Groceries: pay 16.8% more in Mecca
Transportation: pay 2.5 times more in Mecca
Housing: pay 2.6 times more in Mecca
Childcare: pay 53.2% less in Mecca
Entertainment and Sports: pay 74.4% more in Mecca
Clothing: pay 39.6% less in Mecca

The cost of housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Mecca are more expensive than in Moscow. Expenses including childcare, clothing, and restaurants are lower in Mecca. Notably, housing and transportation are significantly more expensive in Mecca.

Mecca vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mecca instead of Moscow, you would:

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pay 23.5% less for restaurants

	Moscow	Mecca
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.93 RUB973.96	$5.07 SAR19.00	-57.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.97 RUB486.98	$9.33 SAR35.00	+56.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 RUB112.83	$0.78 SAR2.92	-43.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 RUB49.92	$0.31 SAR1.17	-49.1%
Average			-23.5%

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pay 16.8% more for groceries

	Moscow	Mecca
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 RUB69.06	$0.87 SAR3.25	+2.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.27 RUB511.72	$3.49 SAR13.10	-44.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.62 RUB377.08	$6.39 SAR23.98	+38.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 RUB137.31	$2.96 SAR11.12	+76.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 RUB201.02	$3.80 SAR14.24	+54.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB66.05	$1.07 SAR4.01	+32.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 RUB71.01	$0.72 SAR2.68	-17.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB73.60	$0.83 SAR3.10	-8.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 RUB133.82	$0.95 SAR3.55	-42.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 RUB34.84	$0.56 SAR2.09	+30.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RUB27.63	$0.56 SAR2.09	+64.3%
Average			+16.8%

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pay 2.5 times more for transportation

	Moscow	Mecca
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.84 RUB231.65	$2.35 SAR8.82	-17.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.64 RUB2,990.07	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,994.59 RUB3M	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.73 RUB467.50	$23.73 SAR89.01	+314.3%
Average			+148.6%

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pay 2.6 times more for housing

	Moscow	Mecca
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.82 RUB637.91	$67.06 SAR251.53	+757.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,253.04 RUB102K	$246.63 SAR925.09	-80.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$709.24 RUB57,884.37	$660.55 SAR2,477.67	-6.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.60 RUB9,026.16	$58.62 SAR219.87	-47.0%
Average			+155.9%

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pay 53.2% less for childcare

	Moscow	Mecca
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$656.36 RUB53,567.95	$399.94 SAR1,500.15	-39.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,285.88 RUB1M	$4,666.01 SAR17,501.75	-67.3%
Average			-53.2%

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pay 74.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Mecca
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.18 RUB340.89	$1.60 SAR6.00	-61.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 RUB257.62	$3.24 SAR12.14	+2.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 RUB243.49	$7.87 SAR29.50	+163.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.58 RUB3,638.26	$86.17 SAR323.23	+93.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.56 RUB535.68	$18.00 SAR67.51	+174.2%
Average			+74.4%

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pay 39.6% less for clothing

	Moscow	Mecca
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.06 RUB6,207.23	$22.66 SAR85.01	-70.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.73 RUB3,895.85	$62.66 SAR235.02	+31.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.95 RUB10,034.12	$59.55 SAR223.36	-51.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$156.80 RUB12,796.79	$50.66 SAR190.02	-67.7%
Average			-39.6%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2026

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