Mecca vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mecca Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$979
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2659
$2706
🏠 One person rent
$371
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$905
$820
🍽️ Food expenses
$293
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$220
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1646
$1355
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
68 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
42
84
😀 Quality of life
54
81
🏙️ Population
2.43M
3.03M

The cost of living in Mecca is 10% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 5632nd and 6071st ($979 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th 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 1.7 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 5982nd and 521st 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
$4.96
$4.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.2
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.05
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$2.43
☕ Cappuccino
$3.31
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$260
$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$263
$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$743
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$783
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.9
$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.1
$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.62%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1496
$5817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1212
$3737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.32
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$101
$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$3.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.82
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.22
$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.8
🌊 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
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.6
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.21
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.08
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.45
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$103
$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.4
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.1
$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.18
$13.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.4
$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.4
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$398
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4682
$18658

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$813
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$796
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$728
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$770
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$747
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$897
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$821
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$875
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1073
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$731
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1181
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$814
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$967
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$788
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$956
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$625
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$627
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$644
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$823
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$688
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$648
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1155
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$630
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$649
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$603
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$681
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$581
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$451
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$726
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$443
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$655
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$569
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1154
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$671
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$601
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$682
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$671