Jeddah vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1209
$910
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2848
$2373
🏠 One person rent
$584
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$940
$439
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$433
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$90.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2099
$1446
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
45
73
😀 Quality of life
78
72
🏙️ Population
4.7M
1.85M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 33% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 4757th and 6264th ($1209 vs $910) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 8th 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 1.6 months in Tainan. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Tainan ranked 10th in Taiwan, while ranked 990th and 2963rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Jeddah Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.63
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.1
$25.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.98
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.11
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$3.68
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$556
$277
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1019
$489
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$713
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.8
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.5
$84.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.3
$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.97%
2.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1688
$3159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1003
$2827
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.32
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.1
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.41
$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.22
$21.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.19
$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$3.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$3.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.58
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.61
$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.53
$12.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.5
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.15
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$86.8
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.5
$65.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.1
$76.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.2
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$453
$298
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7655
$5587

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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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$999
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$910
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$889
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$841
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$879
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$888
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$957
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$709
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$937
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$882
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$941
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$903
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$796
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1108
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$630
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1257
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$634
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$723
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$997
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$668
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$656
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$602
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$465
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$464
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$698
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$589
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$654
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1067
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$673
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$634
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$682
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$943
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$705
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1064
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$763
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$765
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$610
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$621
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$697