Mecca vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mecca Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$940
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2316
$3291
🏠 One person rent
$350
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$622
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$290
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$205
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1656
$1789
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
68 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
41
95
😀 Quality of life
53
86
🏙️ Population
2.43M
2.6M

The cost of living in Mecca is 19% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 6019th and 4715th ($940 vs $1158) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th 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 1.8 months in Mecca compared to 1.5 months in Taipei. Mecca ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 6051st and 311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mecca Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.18
$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.7
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.67
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$423
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.5
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69.9
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.54%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1493
$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1201
$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.33
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$99.7
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16
$8.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.63
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.21
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.82
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.53
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.22
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$103
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.4
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.8
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.23
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.7
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.1
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$363
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4675
$18424

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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
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1028
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$868
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$654
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$702
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$633
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605