Jeddah vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1155
$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2694
$2692
🏠 One person rent
$541
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$841
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$325
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2303
$1459
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
45
85
😀 Quality of life
79
83
🏙️ Population
4.7M
3.03M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 15% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 4809th and 5518th ($1155 vs $1006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 4th 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 1.4 months in Taichung. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 894th and 541st 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
$6.64
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.98
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$3.64
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$393
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$881
$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$627
$520
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.5
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.3
$91.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67
$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.57%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2007
$7470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1025
$8113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.32
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$3.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.56
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.64
$8.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.34
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.72
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.57
$11.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.5
$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.15
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$85.1
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.95
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.4
$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.8
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$393
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6703
$19915

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1162
296 km or 184 mi Port Sudan
$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

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$914
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$894
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$695
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$894
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$914
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$993
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$868
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$942
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1135
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$802
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1313
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$894
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1030
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$854
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$634
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$615
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$621
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$901
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$707
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$628
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1078
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$671
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$697
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$616
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$700
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$454
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$753
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$451
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$669
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$579
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1079
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$600
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$696
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$666
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$650