Mecca vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mecca Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$940
$934
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2318
$2743
🏠 One person rent
$349
$348
🏘️ Family rent
$620
$891
🍽️ Food expenses
$290
$368
🚐 Transport expenses
$206
$99.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1648
$1368
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
68 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
41
84
😀 Quality of life
53
80
🏙️ Population
2.43M
3.03M

The cost of living in Mecca is 0.6% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 6020th and 6043rd ($940 vs $934) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 4th in Saudi Arabia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 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 6053rd and 496th 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
$5.14
$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.7
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.63
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$2.49
☕ Cappuccino
$3.23
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$347
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$268
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$776
$987
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$421
$757
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.9
$45.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59
$69.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69.7
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.58%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1498
$6164
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1211
$4253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.33
$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$100
$28.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$8.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$3.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.6
$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.8
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.2
$5.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$4.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$3.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.87
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.58
$3.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.24
$10.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.96
$6.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.08
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.46
$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$102
$33
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.4
$9.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.2
$42.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.18
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.6
$93.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62
$91.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$367
$312
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4671
$13811

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Distance City Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi Jeddah
$1123
329 km or 204 mi Bisha
$894
338 km or 210 mi Port Sudan
$1096
339 km or 211 mi Medina
$853
350 km or 218 mi Yanbu
$837
354 km or 220 mi Bareq
$895
453 km or 282 mi Abha
$919
606 km or 377 mi As Sulayyil
$1026
620 km or 385 mi Ar Rass
$833
628 km or 390 mi Najran
$933
642 km or 399 mi Al Wajh
$881
644 km or 400 mi Keren
$491
648 km or 403 mi Sa'dah
$490
649 km or 403 mi Massawa
$490
670 km or 416 mi Unaizah
$941
684 km or 425 mi Asmara
$524
703 km or 437 mi Ha'il
$949
735 km or 457 mi Mendefera
$491
738 km or 458 mi Atbara
$1091
756 km or 470 mi Kassala
$987
769 km or 478 mi Aswan
$325
790 km or 491 mi Riyadh
$1588
807 km or 501 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
818 km or 508 mi Sanaa
$551
842 km or 523 mi Sayyan
$487
842 km or 523 mi Tabuk
$989
873 km or 542 mi Luxor
$315
884 km or 549 mi Mekelle
$686
884 km or 549 mi Zabid
$490
890 km or 553 mi Hurghada
$278
895 km or 556 mi Qena
$334
904 km or 562 mi Dhamar
$491
909 km or 565 mi El Gouna
$294
912 km or 567 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$498
933 km or 580 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
947 km or 588 mi El-Gadarif
$933
948 km or 589 mi Ibb
$503
951 km or 591 mi Sakakah
$806
951 km or 591 mi Dahab
$394
979 km or 608 mi Taiz
$513

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$841
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$816
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$698
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$757
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$705
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$860
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$828
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$871
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1058
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$741
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1157
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$842
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1031
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$801
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$662
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$652
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$664
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$823
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$709
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$811
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$683
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$729
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1236
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$673
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$643
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$722
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$605
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$592
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$775
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$688
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$795
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$727
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1237
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$710
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$644
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$722
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$701
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$714