Mecca vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mecca Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1031
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2436
$3144
🏠 One person rent
$438
$586
🏘️ Family rent
$727
$1014
🍽️ Food expenses
$276
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$224
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1083
$1768
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
41
94
😀 Quality of life
57
90
🏙️ Population
2.43M
2.43M

The cost of living in Mecca is 17% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 5338th and 4646th ($1031 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 1.1 months in Mecca compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Mecca ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 6151st and 178th 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
$5.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27
$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.64
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$3.13
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$329
$684
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$329
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$580
$1254
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$600
$835
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.2
$43.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.5
$67.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.5
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.28%
2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1938
$13487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1617
$8490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.34
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$100
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$8.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$2.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.3
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.97
$9.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$3.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$4.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.13
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.59
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.17
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.45
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$104
$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$9.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.8
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.18
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.5
$54
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.7
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$399
$642
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4518
$16947

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Distance City Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi Jeddah
$1210
329 km or 204 mi Bisha
$890
338 km or 210 mi Port Sudan
$976
339 km or 211 mi Medina
$1164
350 km or 218 mi Yanbu
$791
354 km or 220 mi Bareq
$873
453 km or 282 mi Abha
$871
606 km or 377 mi As Sulayyil
$993
620 km or 385 mi Ar Rass
$834
628 km or 390 mi Najran
$864
642 km or 399 mi Al Wajh
$919
644 km or 400 mi Keren
$483
648 km or 403 mi Sa'dah
$475
649 km or 403 mi Massawa
$484
670 km or 416 mi Unaizah
$938
684 km or 425 mi Asmara
$513
703 km or 437 mi Ha'il
$738
735 km or 457 mi Mendefera
$481
738 km or 458 mi Atbara
$1124
756 km or 470 mi Kassala
$947
769 km or 478 mi Aswan
$350
790 km or 491 mi Riyadh
$1628
807 km or 501 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
818 km or 508 mi Sanaa
$532
842 km or 523 mi Sayyan
$476
842 km or 523 mi Tabuk
$1036
873 km or 542 mi Luxor
$379
884 km or 549 mi Mekelle
$748
884 km or 549 mi Zabid
$476
890 km or 553 mi Hurghada
$334
895 km or 556 mi Qena
$439
904 km or 562 mi Dhamar
$478
909 km or 565 mi El Gouna
$338
912 km or 567 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
933 km or 580 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$771
947 km or 588 mi El-Gadarif
$872
948 km or 589 mi Ibb
$488
951 km or 591 mi Sakakah
$753
951 km or 591 mi Dahab
$429
979 km or 608 mi Taiz
$497

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1123
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$979
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$792
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$889
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$921
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$687
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$942
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$874
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$868
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$884
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$904
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$679
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$673
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$844
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$938
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$672
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1039
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$648
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$971
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$643
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$717
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$892
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$774
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$729
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$687
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1042
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$689
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$702
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$686
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$640
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$677
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$705
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$617
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$611
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$696
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$628
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$684
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$474
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$612