Kaohsiung vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$2316
🏠 One person rent
$342
$350
🏘️ Family rent
$781
$622
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$290
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$205
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1271
$1656
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
68 km
🎓 Higher education
81
41
😀 Quality of life
83
53
🏙️ Population
2.73M
2.43M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 0.9% less expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 6046th and 6019th ($932 vs $940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 7th in Taiwan and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.8 months in Mecca. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 389th and 6051st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Mecca

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Kaohsiung Mecca
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.76
$5.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$35.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.01
$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.88
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$351
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$775
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$613
$423
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.9
$38.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.8
$59
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$69.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.19%
4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4772
$1493
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2838
$1201
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.5
$99.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.84
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.06
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$2.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$6.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.72
$7.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$3.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$5.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$5.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$103
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.41
$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.6
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$4.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.9
$32.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82
$62.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$348
$363
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12438
$4675

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$841
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$801
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$707
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$761
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$818
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$841
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$931
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$698
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$864
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$828
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$745
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$821
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1060
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$654
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$807
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$666
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1028
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$661
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$731
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$605
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$592
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$706
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$691
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$726
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1229
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$683
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$795
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$642
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$673
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1014
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1231
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$719
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$445
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$801
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$776
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$629
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$643

Cities near Mecca

Distance City Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi Jeddah
$1123
329 km or 204 mi Bisha
$895
338 km or 210 mi Port Sudan
$1096
339 km or 211 mi Medina
$853
350 km or 218 mi Yanbu
$837
354 km or 220 mi Bareq
$895
453 km or 282 mi Abha
$915
606 km or 377 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
620 km or 385 mi Ar Rass
$828
628 km or 390 mi Najran
$934
642 km or 399 mi Al Wajh
$879
644 km or 400 mi Keren
$491
648 km or 403 mi Sa'dah
$488
649 km or 403 mi Massawa
$492
670 km or 416 mi Unaizah
$940
684 km or 425 mi Asmara
$524
703 km or 437 mi Ha'il
$944
735 km or 457 mi Mendefera
$490
738 km or 458 mi Atbara
$1094
756 km or 470 mi Kassala
$988
769 km or 478 mi Aswan
$324
790 km or 491 mi Riyadh
$1586
807 km or 501 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
818 km or 508 mi Sanaa
$550
842 km or 523 mi Sayyan
$491
842 km or 523 mi Tabuk
$988
873 km or 542 mi Luxor
$314
884 km or 549 mi Mekelle
$686
884 km or 549 mi Zabid
$489
890 km or 553 mi Hurghada
$278
895 km or 556 mi Qena
$333
904 km or 562 mi Dhamar
$491
909 km or 565 mi El Gouna
$294
912 km or 567 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
933 km or 580 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
947 km or 588 mi El-Gadarif
$935
948 km or 589 mi Ibb
$504
951 km or 591 mi Sakakah
$806
951 km or 591 mi Dahab
$393
979 km or 608 mi Taiz
$514