Mecca vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mecca Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$940
$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2316
$2477
🏠 One person rent
$350
$324
🏘️ Family rent
$622
$703
🍽️ Food expenses
$290
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$205
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1656
$1084
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
68 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
41
93
😀 Quality of life
53
83
🏙️ Population
2.43M
2.33M

The cost of living in Mecca is 8% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 6019th and 6227th ($940 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 6th 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 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Mecca ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 6051st and 388th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mecca vs Taoyuan

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Mecca Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.18
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.7
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.67
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$423
$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.5
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59
$69.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69.9
$16.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.54%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1493
$7902
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1201
$4753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.33
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$99.7
$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16
$8.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$3.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.63
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$8.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.21
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.82
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.53
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.22
$9.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$7.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$103
$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.4
$9.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.8
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.23
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.7
$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.1
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$363
$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4675
$13630

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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
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$828
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$864
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1060
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1158
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$698
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$745
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1028
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$931
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$841
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$818
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$761
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$707
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$661
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$841
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$801
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$683
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$666
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$654
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$821
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1229
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$807
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$719
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$776
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$731
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$673
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$712
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$642
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1231
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$719
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$702
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$643
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$592
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$605
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$731
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$708
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$633
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$691