Mecca vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mecca Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1107
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2620
$2561
🏠 One person rent
$472
$348
🏘️ Family rent
$791
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$296
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$239
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1156
$1411
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
68 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
41
85
😀 Quality of life
58
86
🏙️ Population
2.43M
2.87M

The cost of living in Mecca is 16% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 5028th and 5984th ($1107 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 5th 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 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 6123rd and 409th 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
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.3
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.6
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$3.14
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$283
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$509
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$699
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.9
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.5
$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69.9
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.85%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1701
$6960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1402
$7979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.33
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$99.4
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.3
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$3.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.77
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.76
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.64
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.71
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.86
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.39
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.27
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$104
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.4
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.7
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.23
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.2
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.7
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$398
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4622
$17495

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Distance City Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi Jeddah
$1209
329 km or 204 mi Bisha
$906
338 km or 210 mi Port Sudan
$964
339 km or 211 mi Medina
$1168
350 km or 218 mi Yanbu
$795
354 km or 220 mi Bareq
$893
453 km or 282 mi Abha
$902
606 km or 377 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
620 km or 385 mi Ar Rass
$815
628 km or 390 mi Najran
$865
642 km or 399 mi Al Wajh
$942
644 km or 400 mi Keren
$498
648 km or 403 mi Sa'dah
$491
649 km or 403 mi Massawa
$497
670 km or 416 mi Unaizah
$931
684 km or 425 mi Asmara
$531
703 km or 437 mi Ha'il
$775
735 km or 457 mi Mendefera
$498
738 km or 458 mi Atbara
$1104
756 km or 470 mi Kassala
$931
769 km or 478 mi Aswan
$369
790 km or 491 mi Riyadh
$1632
807 km or 501 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
818 km or 508 mi Sanaa
$551
842 km or 523 mi Sayyan
$492
842 km or 523 mi Tabuk
$1074
873 km or 542 mi Luxor
$385
884 km or 549 mi Mekelle
$810
884 km or 549 mi Zabid
$491
890 km or 553 mi Hurghada
$354
895 km or 556 mi Qena
$448
904 km or 562 mi Dhamar
$494
909 km or 565 mi El Gouna
$360
912 km or 567 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
933 km or 580 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
947 km or 588 mi El-Gadarif
$858
948 km or 589 mi Ibb
$504
951 km or 591 mi Sakakah
$776
951 km or 591 mi Dahab
$479
979 km or 608 mi Taiz
$514

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$888
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$879
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$889
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$937
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$665