Jeddah vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1155
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2694
$2924
🏠 One person rent
$541
$510
🏘️ Family rent
$841
$885
🍽️ Food expenses
$325
$385
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2303
$1378
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
45
94
😀 Quality of life
79
87
🏙️ Population
4.7M
4.04M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 2% more expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 4809th and 4867th ($1155 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 1.2 months in New Taipei. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs New Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 894th and 387th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeddah vs New Taipei

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Jeddah New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.64
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.98
$5.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$1.8
☕ Cappuccino
$3.64
$2.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$393
$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$881
$947
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$627
$698
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.5
$72.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.3
$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67
$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.57%
2.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2007
$14096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1025
$6224
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.32
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39
$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$9.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.56
$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.64
$7.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$4.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$3.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.34
$9.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$1.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.72
$4.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.57
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.5
$7.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.15
$2.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$85.1
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56
$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.95
$17
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.4
$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.8
$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$393
$571
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6703
$17207

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$964
307 km or 191 mi Yanbu
$791
328 km or 204 mi Medina
$1182
395 km or 246 mi Bisha
$918
410 km or 255 mi Bareq
$903
508 km or 315 mi Abha
$911
597 km or 371 mi Al Wajh
$940
645 km or 401 mi Keren
$500
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$862
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$499
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$860
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1116
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$533
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$348
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$498
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$967
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$825
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$971
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$498
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$1069
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$365
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$428
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$346
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1627
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$522
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$354
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$560
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$498
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$826
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$517
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$791
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$925
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$499
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$398
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$769
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$879
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$500

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1313
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$942
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$1030
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$802
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$868
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$993
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$695
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$1006
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$914
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$894
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$894
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$914
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$628
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$634
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$854
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$894
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$628
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1078
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$621
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$615
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$700
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$901
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$753
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$707
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$671
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$677
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$681
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1079
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$616
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$696
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$666
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$697
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$600
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$586
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$672
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$604
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$454
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$650
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$589