Mecca vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mecca Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1031
$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2436
$2637
🏠 One person rent
$438
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$727
$706
🍽️ Food expenses
$276
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$224
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1083
$1536
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
41
93
😀 Quality of life
57
89
🏙️ Population
2.43M
2.36M

The cost of living in Mecca is 4% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 5338th and 5651st ($1031 vs $989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 3rd 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 1.6 months in Taoyuan. Mecca ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 6151st and 245th 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
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.64
$5.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$3.13
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$329
$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$329
$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$580
$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$600
$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.2
$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.5
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.5
$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.28%
2.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1938
$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1617
$4746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.34
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$100
$38.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$9.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.3
$9.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.97
$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$3.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.13
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.59
$5.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.17
$9.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.45
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$104
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.8
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.18
$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.5
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.7
$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$399
$526
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4518
$19490

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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
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$889
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$921
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1123
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1248
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$687
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$792
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$979
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$942
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$874
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$868
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$884
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$904
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$673
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$938
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$844
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$672
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$971
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$648
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$643
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$892
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1039
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$729
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$717
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$774
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$702
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$689
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$687
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$640
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1042
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$686
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$705
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$677
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$617
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$474
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$612
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$611
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$696
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$628
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$473