Mecca vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mecca Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$940
$841
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2316
$2737
🏠 One person rent
$350
$262
🏘️ Family rent
$622
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$290
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$205
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1656
$1275
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
68 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
41
74
😀 Quality of life
53
80
🏙️ Population
2.43M
1.87M

The cost of living in Mecca is 12% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 6019th and 6292nd ($940 vs $841) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 9th 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 Tainan. Mecca ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 6051st and 499th 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
$5.18
$4.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.7
$23.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.67
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$3.06
🥤 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
$251
$271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$423
$693
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.5
$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69.9
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.54%
1.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1493
$2874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1201
$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.33
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$99.7
$20.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16
$8.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$2.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.63
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.21
$9.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.82
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.53
$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.22
$12.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$5.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$103
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.4
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.8
$51.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.23
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.7
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.1
$86.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$363
$628
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4675
$18526

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Distance City Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi Jeddah
$1123
329 km or 204 mi Bisha
$895
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
$915
606 km or 377 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
620 km or 385 mi Ar Rass
$828
628 km or 390 mi Najran
$934
642 km or 399 mi Al Wajh
$879
644 km or 400 mi Keren
$491
648 km or 403 mi Sa'dah
$488
649 km or 403 mi Massawa
$492
670 km or 416 mi Unaizah
$940
684 km or 425 mi Asmara
$524
703 km or 437 mi Ha'il
$944
735 km or 457 mi Mendefera
$490
738 km or 458 mi Atbara
$1094
756 km or 470 mi Kassala
$988
769 km or 478 mi Aswan
$324
790 km or 491 mi Riyadh
$1586
807 km or 501 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
818 km or 508 mi Sanaa
$550
842 km or 523 mi Sayyan
$491
842 km or 523 mi Tabuk
$988
873 km or 542 mi Luxor
$314
884 km or 549 mi Mekelle
$686
884 km or 549 mi Zabid
$489
890 km or 553 mi Hurghada
$278
895 km or 556 mi Qena
$333
904 km or 562 mi Dhamar
$491
909 km or 565 mi El Gouna
$294
912 km or 567 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
933 km or 580 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
947 km or 588 mi El-Gadarif
$935
948 km or 589 mi Ibb
$504
951 km or 591 mi Sakakah
$806
951 km or 591 mi Dahab
$393
979 km or 608 mi Taiz
$514

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$707
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$761
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$801
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$818
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$841
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$931
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$698
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$864
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$828
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$868
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$821
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$745
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1060
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$654
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1158
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$666
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$807
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$1028
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$661
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$706
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$605
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$592
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$691
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$726
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$683
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1229
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$795
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$642
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$673
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1014
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$719
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1231
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$776
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$801
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$643
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$629
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$719