Mecca vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mecca New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1107
$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2620
$2892
🏠 One person rent
$472
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$791
$823
🍽️ Food expenses
$296
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$239
$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1156
$1360
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
68 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
41
94
😀 Quality of life
58
89
🏙️ Population
2.43M
4.05M

The cost of living in Mecca is 0.2% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 5028th and 5023rd ($1107 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 months in Mecca compared to 1.2 months in New Taipei. Mecca ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 6123rd and 252nd 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
$4.49
$4.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.3
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.6
$1.68
☕ Cappuccino
$3.14
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$283
$570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$509
$1019
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$699
$608
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.9
$70.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.5
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69.9
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.85%
2.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1701
$13830
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1402
$7127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.33
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$99.4
$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.3
$9.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$3.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.77
$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$3.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.76
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.64
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.71
$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$23.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$3.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$4.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.86
$9.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.39
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.27
$9.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$7.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$104
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.4
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.7
$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.23
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.2
$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.7
$90.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$398
$656
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4622
$18576

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1257
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$941
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$997
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$796
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$882
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$937
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$709
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$957
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$888
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$879
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$889
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$910
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$656
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$668
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$841
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$910
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$654
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1067
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$634
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$630
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$999
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$705
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$903
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$763
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$723
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$682
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$677
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$696
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1064
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$634
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$697
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$661
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$698
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$610
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$598
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$667
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$617
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$465
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$665
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$602