Jeddah vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1209
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2848
$2561
🏠 One person rent
$584
$348
🏘️ Family rent
$940
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2099
$1411
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
45
85
😀 Quality of life
78
86
🏙️ Population
4.7M
2.87M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 26% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 4757th and 5984th ($1209 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th 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 1.5 months in Taichung. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 990th and 409th 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
$6.63
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.1
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.98
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.11
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$3.68
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$556
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1019
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$713
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.8
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.5
$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.3
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.97%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1688
$6960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1003
$7979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.32
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.1
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$3.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.41
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.22
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.19
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.58
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.61
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.53
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.5
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.15
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$86.8
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.5
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.1
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.2
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$453
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7655
$17495

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$1107
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$964
307 km or 191 mi Yanbu
$795
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
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$888
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$879
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$889
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$937
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$665