Mecca vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mecca Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$979
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2659
$2361
🏠 One person rent
$371
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$905
$658
🍽️ Food expenses
$293
$320
🚐 Transport expenses
$220
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1646
$1050
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
68 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
42
93
😀 Quality of life
54
83
🏙️ Population
2.43M
2.33M

The cost of living in Mecca is 12% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 5632nd and 6171st ($979 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 7th in Saudi Arabia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Mecca compared to 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Mecca ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Taoyuan ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 5982nd and 418th 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
$4.96
$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.2
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.05
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$3.31
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$260
$360
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$263
$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$743
$749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$783
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.9
$55.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.1
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.62%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1496
$7669
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1212
$4912
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.32
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$101
$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.82
$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.22
$6.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.88
$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.6
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.21
$9.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.08
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.45
$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$103
$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.4
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.1
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.18
$15
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.4
$73.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.4
$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$398
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4682
$18619

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Distance City Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi Jeddah
$1146
329 km or 204 mi Bisha
$905
338 km or 210 mi Port Sudan
$1003
339 km or 211 mi Medina
$1215
350 km or 218 mi Yanbu
$829
354 km or 220 mi Bareq
$902
453 km or 282 mi Abha
$910
606 km or 377 mi As Sulayyil
$1041
620 km or 385 mi Ar Rass
$861
628 km or 390 mi Najran
$937
642 km or 399 mi Al Wajh
$961
644 km or 400 mi Keren
$488
648 km or 403 mi Sa'dah
$482
649 km or 403 mi Massawa
$486
670 km or 416 mi Unaizah
$969
684 km or 425 mi Asmara
$520
703 km or 437 mi Ha'il
$846
735 km or 457 mi Mendefera
$487
738 km or 458 mi Atbara
$1131
756 km or 470 mi Kassala
$1006
769 km or 478 mi Aswan
$329
790 km or 491 mi Riyadh
$1637
807 km or 501 mi Al Hudaydah
$505
818 km or 508 mi Sanaa
$546
842 km or 523 mi Sayyan
$481
842 km or 523 mi Tabuk
$1078
873 km or 542 mi Luxor
$335
884 km or 549 mi Mekelle
$662
884 km or 549 mi Zabid
$482
890 km or 553 mi Hurghada
$342
895 km or 556 mi Qena
$362
904 km or 562 mi Dhamar
$486
909 km or 565 mi El Gouna
$336
912 km or 567 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$464
933 km or 580 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$798
947 km or 588 mi El-Gadarif
$943
948 km or 589 mi Ibb
$496
951 km or 591 mi Sakakah
$781
951 km or 591 mi Dahab
$381
979 km or 608 mi Taiz
$507

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$821
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$897
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1073
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1181
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$728
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$731
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$967
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$894
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$813
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$796
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$770
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$747
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$625
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$814
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$788
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$648
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$956
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$644
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$627
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$823
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1155
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$688
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$681
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$726
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$664
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$630
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$671
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$603
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1154
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$682
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$649
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$601
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$451
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$581
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$587
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$677
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$616
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$443