Jeddah vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1209
$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2848
$2515
🏠 One person rent
$584
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$940
$653
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2099
$1212
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
45
93
😀 Quality of life
78
87
🏙️ Population
4.7M
2.35M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 28% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 4757th and 6085th ($1209 vs $941) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th 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 Taoyuan. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 990th and 373rd 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
$6.63
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.1
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.98
$5.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.11
$1.52
☕ Cappuccino
$3.68
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$556
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1019
$761
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$713
$528
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.8
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.5
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.3
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.97%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1688
$8065
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1003
$5166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.32
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.1
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$3.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.41
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.22
$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.19
$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.58
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.61
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.53
$9.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.5
$7.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.15
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$86.8
$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.5
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.1
$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.2
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$453
$541
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7655
$17081

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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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$882
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$937
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1108
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$1257
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$709
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$796
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$997
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$957
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$888
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$879
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$889
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$910
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$668
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$910
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$841
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$654
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$999
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$634
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$630
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$903
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1067
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$723
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$705
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$763
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$696
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$682
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$634
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1064
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$697
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$698
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$610
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$465
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$602
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$598
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$667
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$617
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$464