Jeddah vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1155
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2694
$2512
🏠 One person rent
$541
$371
🏘️ Family rent
$841
$646
🍽️ Food expenses
$325
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2303
$1051
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
45
93
😀 Quality of life
79
84
🏙️ Population
4.7M
2.33M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 23% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 4809th and 5995th ($1155 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 2 months in Jeddah compared to 1.1 months in Taoyuan. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 894th and 482nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeddah vs Taoyuan

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Jeddah Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.64
$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.98
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$3.64
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$393
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$881
$665
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$627
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.5
$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.3
$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67
$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.57%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2007
$8216
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1025
$5253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.32
$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39
$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$9.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.56
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$8.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.64
$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.34
$9.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.72
$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.57
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.5
$7.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.15
$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$85.1
$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$9.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56
$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.95
$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.4
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.8
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$393
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6703
$14970

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$868
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$993
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$1135
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$1313
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$695
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$802
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1030
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$1006
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$914
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$894
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$894
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$914
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$634
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$894
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$854
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$628
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$621
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$615
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$901
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1078
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$707
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$700
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$753
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$681
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$671
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$616
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1079
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$696
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$697
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$666
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$600
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$454
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$586
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$672
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$604
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$451