Mecca vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mecca New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1162
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2741
$2924
🏠 One person rent
$517
$510
🏘️ Family rent
$883
$885
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$385
🚐 Transport expenses
$239
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1341
$1378
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
68 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
42
94
😀 Quality of life
57
87
🏙️ Population
2.43M
4.04M

The cost of living in Mecca is 2% more expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 4793rd and 4867th ($1162 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1.2 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 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 6119th and 387th 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
$4.79
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.5
$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.94
$5.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$1.8
☕ Cappuccino
$3.12
$2.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$244
$520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$448
$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$447
$947
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$828
$698
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$72.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60
$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71
$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.46%
2.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1493
$14096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1216
$6224
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.33
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$101
$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23
$9.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.69
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.78
$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.83
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.79
$7.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$4.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$3.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.85
$9.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$1.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.36
$4.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.19
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.93
$7.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.08
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$2.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$104
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.9
$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.24
$17
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.4
$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.5
$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$400
$571
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4655
$17207

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Distance City Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi Jeddah
$1155
329 km or 204 mi Bisha
$918
338 km or 210 mi Port Sudan
$964
339 km or 211 mi Medina
$1182
350 km or 218 mi Yanbu
$791
354 km or 220 mi Bareq
$903
453 km or 282 mi Abha
$911
606 km or 377 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
620 km or 385 mi Ar Rass
$862
628 km or 390 mi Najran
$860
642 km or 399 mi Al Wajh
$940
644 km or 400 mi Keren
$500
648 km or 403 mi Sa'dah
$498
649 km or 403 mi Massawa
$499
670 km or 416 mi Unaizah
$967
684 km or 425 mi Asmara
$533
703 km or 437 mi Ha'il
$825
735 km or 457 mi Mendefera
$498
738 km or 458 mi Atbara
$1116
756 km or 470 mi Kassala
$971
769 km or 478 mi Aswan
$348
790 km or 491 mi Riyadh
$1627
807 km or 501 mi Al Hudaydah
$522
818 km or 508 mi Sanaa
$560
842 km or 523 mi Sayyan
$498
842 km or 523 mi Tabuk
$1069
873 km or 542 mi Luxor
$365
884 km or 549 mi Mekelle
$826
884 km or 549 mi Zabid
$499
890 km or 553 mi Hurghada
$346
895 km or 556 mi Qena
$428
904 km or 562 mi Dhamar
$500
909 km or 565 mi El Gouna
$354
912 km or 567 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
933 km or 580 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$791
947 km or 588 mi El-Gadarif
$925
948 km or 589 mi Ibb
$512
951 km or 591 mi Sakakah
$769
951 km or 591 mi Dahab
$517
979 km or 608 mi Taiz
$522

Cities near New Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1313
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$942
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$1030
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$802
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$868
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$993
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$695
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$1006
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$914
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$894
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$894
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$914
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$628
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$634
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$854
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$894
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$628
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1078
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$621
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$615
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$700
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$901
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$753
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$707
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$671
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$677
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$681
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1079
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$616
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$696
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$666
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$697
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$600
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$586
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$672
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$604
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$454
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$650
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$589