Mecca vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mecca Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1032
$913
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2465
$2705
🏠 One person rent
$394
$330
🏘️ Family rent
$622
$789
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$399
🚐 Transport expenses
$219
$76.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1784
$1294
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
68 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
41
74
😀 Quality of life
54
82
🏙️ Population
1.68M
1.87M

The cost of living in Mecca is 13% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 5103rd and 5887th ($1032 vs $913) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 7th 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 1.4 months in Tainan. Mecca ranked 8th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 6051st and 364th 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
$6.11
$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.5
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.92
$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$3.4
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$275
$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$275
$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$690
$651
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$424
$695
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.9
$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.6
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.4
$25.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.07%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1443
$2852
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1095
$2187
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.02
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$99.4
$17.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.1
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.72
$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.79
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$9.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.89
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.32
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.19
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.08
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$127
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.9
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.2
$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.24
$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.3
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.5
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$398
$734
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4708
$11040

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Distance City Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi Jeddah
$1100
329 km or 204 mi Bisha
$938
338 km or 210 mi Port Sudan
$1361
339 km or 211 mi Medina
$892
350 km or 218 mi Yanbu
$844
354 km or 220 mi Bareq
$920
453 km or 282 mi Abha
$923
606 km or 377 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
620 km or 385 mi Ar Rass
$860
628 km or 390 mi Najran
$1047
642 km or 399 mi Al Wajh
$879
644 km or 400 mi Keren
$466
648 km or 403 mi Sa'dah
$467
649 km or 403 mi Massawa
$467
670 km or 416 mi Unaizah
$1013
684 km or 425 mi Asmara
$498
703 km or 437 mi Ha'il
$996
735 km or 457 mi Mendefera
$466
738 km or 458 mi Atbara
$1095
756 km or 470 mi Kassala
$1061
769 km or 478 mi Aswan
$280
790 km or 491 mi Riyadh
$1642
807 km or 501 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
818 km or 508 mi Sanaa
$523
842 km or 523 mi Sayyan
$467
842 km or 523 mi Tabuk
$1000
873 km or 542 mi Luxor
$404
884 km or 549 mi Mekelle
$800
884 km or 549 mi Zabid
$466
890 km or 553 mi Hurghada
$434
895 km or 556 mi Qena
$443
904 km or 562 mi Dhamar
$470
909 km or 565 mi El Gouna
$440
912 km or 567 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
933 km or 580 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
947 km or 588 mi El-Gadarif
$959
948 km or 589 mi Ibb
$481
951 km or 591 mi Sakakah
$854
951 km or 591 mi Dahab
$625
979 km or 608 mi Taiz
$490

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$725
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$791
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$952
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$857
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$890
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$995
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$746
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$860
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$917
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$861
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$851
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$863
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1011
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$676
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1169
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$689
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$721
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$860
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$675
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$664
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$589
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$588
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$716
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$738
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$694
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1114
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$799
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$667
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$678
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1083
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$744
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1115
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$787
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$891
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$655
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$837
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$741