Kaohsiung vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person
$971
$1031
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2603
$2436
🏠 One person rent
$353
$438
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$727
🍽️ Food expenses
$410
$276
🚐 Transport expenses
$80
$224
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1504
$1083
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
80
41
😀 Quality of life
88
57
🏙️ Population
2.71M
2.43M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 6% less expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 5770th and 5338th ($971 vs $1031) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 6th in Taiwan and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.1 months in Mecca. Kaohsiung ranked 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 281st and 6151st 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
$4.32
$4.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$27
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.02
$6.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$349
$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$329
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$580
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$468
$600
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.5
$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.2
$71.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.55%
5.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4645
$1938
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3214
$1617
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$100
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9
$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.2
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.65
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$6.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.99
$6.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.74
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$4.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.41
$5.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.2
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.78
$4.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$32.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.3
$55.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$399
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13326
$4518

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$938
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$844
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$904
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$884
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$868
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$874
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$942
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$687
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$921
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$889
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$792
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$892
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1123
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$643
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$729
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$648
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$979
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$673
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$702
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$612
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$474
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$679
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$473
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$600
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$705
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1039
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$672
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$682
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$640
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$689
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$954
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1042
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$717
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$403
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$777
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$774
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$638
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$617

Cities near Mecca

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