Jeddah vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1209
$1257
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2848
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$584
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$940
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2099
$1619
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
45
94
😀 Quality of life
78
89
🏙️ Population
4.7M
2.44M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 4% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 4757th and 4661st ($1209 vs $1257) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st 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 1.3 months in Taipei. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 990th and 266th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeddah vs Taipei

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Jeddah Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.63
$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.1
$45.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.98
$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.11
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$3.68
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$556
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1019
$1285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$713
$827
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.8
$45.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.5
$70.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.3
$26.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.97%
2.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1688
$13965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1003
$8309
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.32
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.1
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$9.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.41
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.22
$19.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.19
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$3.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.58
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.61
$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.53
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.5
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.15
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$86.8
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.5
$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.1
$63.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.2
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$453
$644
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7655
$18442

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$893
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$902
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$942
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$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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$1108
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$997
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$941
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$796
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$882
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$937
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$709
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$957
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$888
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$879
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$889
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$910
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$656
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$668
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$841
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$910
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$654
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1067
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$634
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$999
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$630
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$705
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$903
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$763
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$723
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$677
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1064
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$682
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$696
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$697
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$634
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$698
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$610
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$598
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$667
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$617
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$665
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$465
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$602