Mecca vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mecca New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$940
$1060
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2316
$2992
🏠 One person rent
$350
$464
🏘️ Family rent
$622
$1087
🍽️ Food expenses
$290
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$205
$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1656
$1661
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
68 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
41
95
😀 Quality of life
53
87
🏙️ Population
2.43M
4.04M

The cost of living in Mecca is 11% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 6019th and 5212th ($940 vs $1060) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 2nd in Saudi Arabia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Mecca compared to 1.6 months in New Taipei. Mecca ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 6051st and 279th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mecca vs New Taipei

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Mecca New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.18
$4.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.7
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.67
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$2.49
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$483
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$1333
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$423
$890
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.5
$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59
$83.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69.9
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.54%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1493
$9578
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1201
$4941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.33
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$99.7
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16
$8.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$2.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.63
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.21
$8.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$4.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.82
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.53
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.22
$9.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$7.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$103
$29.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.4
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.8
$36.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.23
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.7
$67.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.1
$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$363
$504
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4675
$13786

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1158
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$868
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$1028
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$745
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$828
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$864
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$698
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$931
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$841
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$818
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$761
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$707
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$706
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$661
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$801
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$841
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$683
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1229
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$666
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$654
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$932
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$719
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$821
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$776
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$807
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$673
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$712
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$731
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1231
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$642
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$719
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$702
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$713
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$643
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$731
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$708
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$633
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$592
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$716
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$605