Jeddah vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1210
$938
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2901
$2456
🏠 One person rent
$583
$272
🏘️ Family rent
$965
$460
🍽️ Food expenses
$315
$444
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$94.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1673
$1386
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
45
73
😀 Quality of life
76
72
🏙️ Population
4.7M
1.85M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 29% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 4730th and 6014th ($1210 vs $938) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th 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 Tainan. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Tainan ranked 10th in Taiwan, while ranked 1324th and 2806th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeddah vs Tainan

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Jeddah Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.59
$4.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.7
$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.5
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$599
$273
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$415
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1068
$497
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$732
$319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.6
$54.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.5
$83.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.8
$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.32%
2.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1601
$3086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1010
$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.11
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.3
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.9
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.68
$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.27
$23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$3.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$3.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.18
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.65
$3.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.55
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.54
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$91.7
$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56
$65
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.03
$9.68
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.2
$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.5
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$523
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8743
$5481

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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
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$971
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$904
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$884
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$844
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$868
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$874
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$942
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$687
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$921
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$889
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$989
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$892
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$792
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1123
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$643
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1248
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$648
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$729
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$979
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$673
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$679
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$612
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$474
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$473
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$705
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$600
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$672
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1039
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$682
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$640
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$689
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$954
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$717
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1042
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$774
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$777
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$617
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$638
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$686