Mecca vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mecca Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1107
$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2620
$2515
🏠 One person rent
$472
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$791
$653
🍽️ Food expenses
$296
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$239
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1156
$1212
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
68 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
41
93
😀 Quality of life
58
87
🏙️ Population
2.43M
2.35M

The cost of living in Mecca is 18% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 5028th and 6085th ($1107 vs $941) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 months in Mecca compared to 1.3 months in Taoyuan. Mecca ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 6123rd and 373rd 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
$4.49
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.3
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$5.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.6
$1.52
☕ Cappuccino
$3.14
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$283
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$509
$761
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$699
$528
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.9
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.5
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69.9
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.85%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1701
$8065
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1402
$5166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.33
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$99.4
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.3
$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$3.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.77
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.76
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.64
$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.71
$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.86
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.39
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.27
$9.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$7.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$104
$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.4
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.7
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.23
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.2
$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.7
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$398
$541
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4622
$17081

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$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
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$882
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$937
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1108
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1257
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$709
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$796
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$997
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$957
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$888
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$879
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$889
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$910
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$668
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$910
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$841
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$654
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$999
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$634
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$630
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$903
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1067
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$723
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$705
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$763
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$696
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$682
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$634
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1064
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$697
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$698
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$610
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$465
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$602
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$598
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$667
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$617
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$464