Jeddah vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1100
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2691
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$495
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$877
$939
🍽️ Food expenses
$337
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$143
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1997
$1361
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
45
84
😀 Quality of life
73
83
🏙️ Population
4.7M
3.03M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 11% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 4731st and 5356th ($1100 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.8 months in Jeddah compared to 1.4 months in Taichung. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 1616th and 343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeddah vs Taichung

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Jeddah Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.55
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.87
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$3.14
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$935
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$657
$814
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.2
$44
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.6
$69.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.6
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.77%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1859
$5254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1264
$4416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.32
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.9
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.3
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$3.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.76
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.64
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.7
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.07
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$6.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.39
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.13
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$87.2
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.3
$41.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.19
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.9
$96
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$331
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6667
$13893

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$1032
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$1361
307 km or 191 mi Yanbu
$844
328 km or 204 mi Medina
$892
395 km or 246 mi Bisha
$938
410 km or 255 mi Bareq
$920
508 km or 315 mi Abha
$923
597 km or 371 mi Al Wajh
$879
645 km or 401 mi Keren
$466
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$860
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$467
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$1047
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1095
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$498
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$280
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$467
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$1013
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$996
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$1061
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$466
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$1000
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$404
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$443
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$434
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1642
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$440
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$523
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$467
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$800
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$625
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$959
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$466
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$449
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$854
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$899
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$470

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$890
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$857
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$746
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$791
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$725
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$860
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$917
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$861
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1011
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$863
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1169
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$913
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$860
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$952
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$675
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$676
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$689
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$851
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$721
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$694
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1114
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$678
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$667
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$744
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$588
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$787
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$716
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$799
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$738
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1115
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$735
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$655
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$741
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$719
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$721