Mecca vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mecca Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1031
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2436
$2514
🏠 One person rent
$438
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$727
$608
🍽️ Food expenses
$276
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$224
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1083
$1422
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
41
85
😀 Quality of life
57
87
🏙️ Population
2.43M
2.87M

The cost of living in Mecca is 9% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 5338th and 5994th ($1031 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 6th in Saudi Arabia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Mecca compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Mecca ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 6151st and 351st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mecca vs Taichung

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Mecca Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.49
$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.64
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.13
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$329
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$329
$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$580
$668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$600
$459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.2
$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.5
$88.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.5
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.28%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1938
$7194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1617
$6745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.34
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$100
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$9.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$3.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.3
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.97
$7.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.13
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.59
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.17
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.45
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$104
$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$9.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.8
$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.18
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.5
$71.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.7
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$399
$345
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4518
$17517

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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

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$874
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$868
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$687
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$884
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$904
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$921
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$889
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$989
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1123
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$792
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1248
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$938
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$979
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$844
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$971
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$673
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$643
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$648
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$892
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$729
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$672
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1039
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$689
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$705
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$640
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$717
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$612
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$474
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$774
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$473
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$682
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$600
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1042
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$687
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$617
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$686
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$677
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$684