Jeddah vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1209
$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2848
$2892
🏠 One person rent
$584
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$940
$823
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2099
$1360
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
45
94
😀 Quality of life
78
89
🏙️ Population
4.7M
4.05M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 9% more expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 4757th and 5023rd ($1209 vs $1108) 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 1.7 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 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 990th and 252nd 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
$6.63
$4.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.1
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.98
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.11
$1.68
☕ Cappuccino
$3.68
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$556
$570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1019
$1019
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$713
$608
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.8
$70.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.5
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.3
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.97%
2.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1688
$13830
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1003
$7127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.32
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.1
$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$9.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$3.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$3.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.41
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.22
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.19
$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$23.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$3.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$4.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.58
$9.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.61
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.53
$9.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.5
$7.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.15
$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$86.8
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.5
$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.1
$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.2
$90.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$453
$656
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7655
$18576

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328 km or 204 mi Medina
$1168
395 km or 246 mi Bisha
$906
410 km or 255 mi Bareq
$893
508 km or 315 mi Abha
$902
597 km or 371 mi Al Wajh
$942
645 km or 401 mi Keren
$498
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$815
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$497
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$865
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1104
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$531
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$369
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$491
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$931
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$775
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$931
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$498
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$1074
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$385
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$448
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$354
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1632
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$360
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$551
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$492
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$810
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$479
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$858
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$491
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$415
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$776
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$819
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$494

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1257
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$941
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$997
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$796
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$882
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$937
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$709
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$957
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$888
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$879
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$889
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$910
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$656
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$668
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$841
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$910
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$654
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1067
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$634
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$630
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$999
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$705
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$903
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$763
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$723
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$682
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$677
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$696
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1064
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$634
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$697
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$661
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$698
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$610
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$598
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$667
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$617
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$465
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$665
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$602