Mecca vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mecca Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1107
$1257
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2620
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$472
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$791
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$296
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$239
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1156
$1619
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
68 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
41
94
😀 Quality of life
58
89
🏙️ Population
2.43M
2.44M

The cost of living in Mecca is 12% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 5028th and 4661st ($1107 vs $1257) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st 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 1.3 months in Taipei. Mecca ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 6123rd and 266th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mecca vs Taipei

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Mecca Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.49
$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.3
$45.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.6
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$3.14
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$283
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$509
$1285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$699
$827
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.9
$45.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.5
$70.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69.9
$26.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.85%
2.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1701
$13965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1402
$8309
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.33
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$99.4
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.3
$9.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.77
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.76
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.64
$19.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.71
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$3.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.86
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.39
$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.27
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$104
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.4
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.7
$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.23
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.2
$63.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.7
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$398
$644
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4622
$18442

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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
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$997
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$941
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$796
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$882
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$937
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$709
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$957
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$888
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$879
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$889
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$910
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$656
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$668
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$841
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$910
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$654
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1067
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$634
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$999
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$630
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$705
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$903
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$763
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$723
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$677
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1064
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$682
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$696
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$697
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$634
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$698
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$610
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$598
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$667
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$617
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$665
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$465
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$602