Mecca vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mecca Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$979
$814
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2659
$2436
🏠 One person rent
$371
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$905
$723
🍽️ Food expenses
$293
$393
🚐 Transport expenses
$220
$76.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1646
$1362
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
68 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
42
73
😀 Quality of life
54
81
🏙️ Population
2.43M
1.87M

The cost of living in Mecca is 20% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 5632nd and 6380th ($979 vs $814) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 10th 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 1.7 months in Tainan. Mecca ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Tainan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 5982nd and 498th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mecca vs Tainan

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Mecca Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.96
$5.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.2
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.05
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$2.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.31
$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$260
$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$263
$158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$743
$623
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$783
$643
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$41.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.9
$63.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.1
$20.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.62%
1.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1496
$3010
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1212
$2215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.32
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$101
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$8.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$2.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$2.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.82
$17.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.22
$9.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$3.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.88
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.6
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.21
$11.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$5.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.08
$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.45
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$103
$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.4
$9.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.1
$47.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.18
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.4
$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.4
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$398
$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4682
$6108

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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
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$956
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$747
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$770
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$788
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$796
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$813
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$894
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$728
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$897
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$821
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$875
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$823
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$731
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1073
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$627
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1181
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$644
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$688
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$967
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$625
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$669
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$581
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$451
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$443
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$649
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$569
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$648
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1155
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$655
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$603
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$630
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$936
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$681
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1154
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$726
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$764
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$601
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$601
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$682