Kaohsiung vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person
$999
$1107
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2645
$2620
🏠 One person rent
$382
$472
🏘️ Family rent
$672
$791
🍽️ Food expenses
$413
$296
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.9
$239
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1411
$1156
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
68 km
🎓 Higher education
80
41
😀 Quality of life
87
58
🏙️ Population
2.72M
2.43M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 10% less expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 5666th and 5028th ($999 vs $1107) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th 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 months in Mecca. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 364th and 6123rd 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
$3.78
$4.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.6
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.07
$7.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$1.6
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$283
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$384
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$745
$509
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$535
$699
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.1
$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.6
$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$69.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.43%
5.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4856
$1701
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3306
$1402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.8
$99.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.47
$23.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.42
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$2.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$6.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.09
$7.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$3.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.48
$6.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.53
$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.3
$25.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.74
$4.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.5
$62.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$450
$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11481
$4622

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$910
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$841
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$910
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$889
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$879
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$888
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$957
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$709
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$937
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$882
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$796
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$903
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1108
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$630
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$723
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$634
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$997
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$668
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$696
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$602
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$465
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$656
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$464
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$589
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$698
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1067
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$654
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$673
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$634
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$682
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$943
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1064
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$705
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$416
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$765
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$763
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$621
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$610

Cities near Mecca

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