Mecca vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mecca Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1162
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2741
$2512
🏠 One person rent
$517
$371
🏘️ Family rent
$883
$646
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$239
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1341
$1051
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
68 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
42
93
😀 Quality of life
57
84
🏙️ Population
2.43M
2.33M

The cost of living in Mecca is 23% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 4793rd and 5995th ($1162 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1.2 months in Mecca compared to 1.1 months in Taoyuan. Mecca ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 6119th and 482nd 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
$4.79
$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.5
$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.94
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$3.12
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$244
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$448
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$447
$665
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$828
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60
$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71
$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.46%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1493
$8216
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1216
$5253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.33
$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$101
$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23
$9.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.69
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.78
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.83
$8.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.79
$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.85
$9.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.36
$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.19
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.93
$7.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.08
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$104
$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$9.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.9
$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.24
$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.4
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.5
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$400
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4655
$14970

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Distance City Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi Jeddah
$1155
329 km or 204 mi Bisha
$918
338 km or 210 mi Port Sudan
$964
339 km or 211 mi Medina
$1182
350 km or 218 mi Yanbu
$791
354 km or 220 mi Bareq
$903
453 km or 282 mi Abha
$911
606 km or 377 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
620 km or 385 mi Ar Rass
$862
628 km or 390 mi Najran
$860
642 km or 399 mi Al Wajh
$940
644 km or 400 mi Keren
$500
648 km or 403 mi Sa'dah
$498
649 km or 403 mi Massawa
$499
670 km or 416 mi Unaizah
$967
684 km or 425 mi Asmara
$533
703 km or 437 mi Ha'il
$825
735 km or 457 mi Mendefera
$498
738 km or 458 mi Atbara
$1116
756 km or 470 mi Kassala
$971
769 km or 478 mi Aswan
$348
790 km or 491 mi Riyadh
$1627
807 km or 501 mi Al Hudaydah
$522
818 km or 508 mi Sanaa
$560
842 km or 523 mi Sayyan
$498
842 km or 523 mi Tabuk
$1069
873 km or 542 mi Luxor
$365
884 km or 549 mi Mekelle
$826
884 km or 549 mi Zabid
$499
890 km or 553 mi Hurghada
$346
895 km or 556 mi Qena
$428
904 km or 562 mi Dhamar
$500
909 km or 565 mi El Gouna
$354
912 km or 567 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
933 km or 580 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$791
947 km or 588 mi El-Gadarif
$925
948 km or 589 mi Ibb
$512
951 km or 591 mi Sakakah
$769
951 km or 591 mi Dahab
$517
979 km or 608 mi Taiz
$522

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$868
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$993
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1135
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1313
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$695
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$802
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1030
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$1006
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$914
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$894
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$894
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$914
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$634
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$894
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$854
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$628
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$621
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$615
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$901
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1078
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$707
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$700
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$753
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$681
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$671
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$616
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1079
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$696
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$697
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$666
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$600
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$454
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$586
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$672
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$604
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$451