Jeddah vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1210
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2901
$2514
🏠 One person rent
$583
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$965
$608
🍽️ Food expenses
$315
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1673
$1422
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
45
85
😀 Quality of life
76
87
🏙️ Population
4.7M
2.87M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 28% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 4730th and 5994th ($1210 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th in Saudi Arabia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Jeddah compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 1324th and 351st 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
$5.59
$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.7
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.5
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$599
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$415
$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1068
$668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$732
$459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.6
$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.5
$88.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.8
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.32%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1601
$7194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1010
$6745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.11
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.3
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.9
$9.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.68
$3.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.27
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$7.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.18
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.65
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.55
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.54
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$91.7
$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$9.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56
$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.03
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.2
$71.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.5
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$523
$345
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8743
$17517

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$1031
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$976
307 km or 191 mi Yanbu
$791
328 km or 204 mi Medina
$1164
395 km or 246 mi Bisha
$890
410 km or 255 mi Bareq
$873
508 km or 315 mi Abha
$871
597 km or 371 mi Al Wajh
$919
645 km or 401 mi Keren
$483
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$834
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$484
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$993
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$864
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1124
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$513
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$350
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$475
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$938
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$738
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$947
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$481
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$1036
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$379
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$439
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$334
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1628
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$338
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$532
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$476
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$748
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$429
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$771
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$872
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$476
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$375
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$753
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$803
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$478

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$874
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$868
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$687
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$884
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$904
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$921
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$889
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$989
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1123
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$792
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1248
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$938
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$979
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$844
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$971
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$673
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$643
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$648
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$892
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$729
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$672
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1039
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$689
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$705
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$640
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$717
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$612
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$474
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$774
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$473
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$682
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$600
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1042
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$687
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$617
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$686
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$677
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$684