Mecca vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mecca Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1032
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2465
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$394
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$622
$939
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$219
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1784
$1361
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
68 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
41
84
😀 Quality of life
54
83
🏙️ Population
1.68M
3.03M

The cost of living in Mecca is 4% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 5103rd and 5356th ($1032 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 3rd 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 1.4 months in Taichung. Mecca ranked 8th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 6051st and 343rd 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
$6.11
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.5
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.92
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$3.14
☕ Cappuccino
$3.4
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$275
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$275
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$690
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$424
$814
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.9
$44
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.6
$69.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.4
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.07%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1443
$5254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1095
$4416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.02
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$99.4
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.1
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$3.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.72
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.79
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.89
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.32
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.19
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$6.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.08
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$127
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.9
$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.2
$41.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.24
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.3
$96
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.5
$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$398
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4708
$13893

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Cities near Mecca

Distance City Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi Jeddah
$1100
329 km or 204 mi Bisha
$938
338 km or 210 mi Port Sudan
$1361
339 km or 211 mi Medina
$892
350 km or 218 mi Yanbu
$844
354 km or 220 mi Bareq
$920
453 km or 282 mi Abha
$923
606 km or 377 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
620 km or 385 mi Ar Rass
$860
628 km or 390 mi Najran
$1047
642 km or 399 mi Al Wajh
$879
644 km or 400 mi Keren
$466
648 km or 403 mi Sa'dah
$467
649 km or 403 mi Massawa
$467
670 km or 416 mi Unaizah
$1013
684 km or 425 mi Asmara
$498
703 km or 437 mi Ha'il
$996
735 km or 457 mi Mendefera
$466
738 km or 458 mi Atbara
$1095
756 km or 470 mi Kassala
$1061
769 km or 478 mi Aswan
$280
790 km or 491 mi Riyadh
$1642
807 km or 501 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
818 km or 508 mi Sanaa
$523
842 km or 523 mi Sayyan
$467
842 km or 523 mi Tabuk
$1000
873 km or 542 mi Luxor
$404
884 km or 549 mi Mekelle
$800
884 km or 549 mi Zabid
$466
890 km or 553 mi Hurghada
$434
895 km or 556 mi Qena
$443
904 km or 562 mi Dhamar
$470
909 km or 565 mi El Gouna
$440
912 km or 567 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
933 km or 580 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
947 km or 588 mi El-Gadarif
$959
948 km or 589 mi Ibb
$481
951 km or 591 mi Sakakah
$854
951 km or 591 mi Dahab
$625
979 km or 608 mi Taiz
$490

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$890
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$857
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$746
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$791
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$725
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$860
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$917
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$861
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1011
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$863
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1169
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$913
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$860
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$952
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$675
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$676
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$689
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$851
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$721
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$694
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1114
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$678
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$667
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$744
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$588
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$787
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$716
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$799
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$738
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1115
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$735
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$655
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$741
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$719
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$721