Mecca vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mecca Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1107
$910
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2620
$2373
🏠 One person rent
$472
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$791
$439
🍽️ Food expenses
$296
$433
🚐 Transport expenses
$239
$90.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1156
$1446
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
68 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
41
73
😀 Quality of life
58
72
🏙️ Population
2.43M
1.85M

The cost of living in Mecca is 22% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 5028th and 6264th ($1107 vs $910) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 8th 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 1.6 months in Tainan. Mecca ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Tainan ranked 10th in Taiwan, while ranked 6123rd and 2963rd 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
$4.49
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.3
$25.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.6
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$3.14
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$283
$277
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$509
$489
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$699
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.9
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.5
$84.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69.9
$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.85%
2.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1701
$3159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1402
$2827
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.33
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$99.4
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.3
$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.77
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.76
$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.64
$21.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.71
$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$3.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$3.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.86
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.39
$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.27
$12.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$104
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.4
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.7
$65.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.23
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.2
$76.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.7
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$398
$298
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4622
$5587

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$999
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$910
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$889
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$841
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$879
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$888
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$957
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$709
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$937
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$882
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$941
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$903
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$796
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1108
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$630
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1257
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$634
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$723
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$997
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$668
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$656
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$602
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$465
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$464
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$698
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$589
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$654
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1067
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$673
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$634
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$682
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$943
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$705
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1064
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$763
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$765
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$610
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$621
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$697