Jeddah vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1123
$1060
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2695
$2992
🏠 One person rent
$511
$464
🏘️ Family rent
$868
$1087
🍽️ Food expenses
$341
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2204
$1661
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
45
95
😀 Quality of life
75
87
🏙️ Population
4.7M
4.04M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 6% more expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 4828th and 5212th ($1123 vs $1060) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Saudi Arabia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Jeddah compared to 1.6 months in New Taipei. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 1110th and 279th among best cities to live in the world.

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Jeddah New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.63
$4.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.9
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.03
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$2.49
☕ Cappuccino
$4.08
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$416
$483
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$359
$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$889
$1333
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$640
$890
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.6
$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$83.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.57%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2216
$9578
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1138
$4941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.33
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.4
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.7
$8.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$2.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.59
$8.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$4.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.67
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.03
$9.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.04
$7.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.41
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.15
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$94.3
$29.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.3
$36.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.5
$67.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$365
$504
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6009
$13786

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$1096
307 km or 191 mi Yanbu
$837
328 km or 204 mi Medina
$853
395 km or 246 mi Bisha
$895
410 km or 255 mi Bareq
$895
508 km or 315 mi Abha
$915
597 km or 371 mi Al Wajh
$879
645 km or 401 mi Keren
$491
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$828
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$492
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$934
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1094
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$524
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$324
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$488
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$940
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$944
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$988
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$490
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$988
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$314
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$333
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$278
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1586
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$294
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$550
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$491
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$686
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$393
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$935
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$489
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$350
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$806
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$868
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$491

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1158
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$868
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$1028
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$745
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$828
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$864
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$698
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$931
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$841
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$818
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$761
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$707
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$706
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$661
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$801
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$841
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$683
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1229
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$666
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$654
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$932
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$719
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$821
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$776
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$807
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$673
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$712
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$731
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1231
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$642
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$719
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$702
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$713
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$643
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$731
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$708
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$633
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$592
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$716
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$605