Mecca vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mecca New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$979
$1073
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2659
$3063
🏠 One person rent
$371
$469
🏘️ Family rent
$905
$1083
🍽️ Food expenses
$293
$380
🚐 Transport expenses
$220
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1646
$1589
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
68 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
42
94
😀 Quality of life
54
86
🏙️ Population
2.43M
4.04M

The cost of living in Mecca is 9% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 5632nd and 5000th ($979 vs $1073) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th 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 1.7 months in Mecca compared to 1.5 months in New Taipei. Mecca ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 5982nd and 302nd 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
$4.96
$4.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.2
$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.05
$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$2.46
☕ Cappuccino
$3.31
$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$260
$495
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$263
$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$743
$1348
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$783
$898
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$46.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.9
$73.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.1
$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.62%
2.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1496
$9392
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1212
$4811
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.32
$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$101
$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$8.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$2.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$2.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.82
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.22
$7.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$4.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$3.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.88
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.6
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.21
$9.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$7.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.08
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.45
$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$103
$31
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.4
$9.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.1
$33.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.18
$15.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.4
$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.4
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$398
$515
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4682
$18855

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Distance City Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi Jeddah
$1146
329 km or 204 mi Bisha
$905
338 km or 210 mi Port Sudan
$1003
339 km or 211 mi Medina
$1215
350 km or 218 mi Yanbu
$829
354 km or 220 mi Bareq
$902
453 km or 282 mi Abha
$910
606 km or 377 mi As Sulayyil
$1041
620 km or 385 mi Ar Rass
$861
628 km or 390 mi Najran
$937
642 km or 399 mi Al Wajh
$961
644 km or 400 mi Keren
$488
648 km or 403 mi Sa'dah
$482
649 km or 403 mi Massawa
$486
670 km or 416 mi Unaizah
$969
684 km or 425 mi Asmara
$520
703 km or 437 mi Ha'il
$846
735 km or 457 mi Mendefera
$487
738 km or 458 mi Atbara
$1131
756 km or 470 mi Kassala
$1006
769 km or 478 mi Aswan
$329
790 km or 491 mi Riyadh
$1637
807 km or 501 mi Al Hudaydah
$505
818 km or 508 mi Sanaa
$546
842 km or 523 mi Sayyan
$481
842 km or 523 mi Tabuk
$1078
873 km or 542 mi Luxor
$335
884 km or 549 mi Mekelle
$662
884 km or 549 mi Zabid
$482
890 km or 553 mi Hurghada
$342
895 km or 556 mi Qena
$362
904 km or 562 mi Dhamar
$486
909 km or 565 mi El Gouna
$336
912 km or 567 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$464
933 km or 580 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$798
947 km or 588 mi El-Gadarif
$943
948 km or 589 mi Ibb
$496
951 km or 591 mi Sakakah
$781
951 km or 591 mi Dahab
$381
979 km or 608 mi Taiz
$507

Cities near New Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1181
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$875
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$967
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$731
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$821
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$897
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$728
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$894
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$813
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$796
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$770
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$747
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$669
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$625
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$788
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$814
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$648
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1155
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$644
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$627
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$956
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$681
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$823
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$726
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$688
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$630
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$671
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$664
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1154
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$603
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$682
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$661
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$649
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$601
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$587
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$677
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$616
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$451
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$671
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$581