Medina vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1182
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2412
$2924
🏠 One person rent
$673
$510
🏘️ Family rent
$906
$885
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$385
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1300
$1378
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
22
94
😀 Quality of life
70
87
🏙️ Population
1.41M
4.04M

The cost of living in Medina is 4% more expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 4743rd and 4867th ($1182 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Saudi Arabia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Medina compared to 1.2 months in New Taipei. Medina ranked 6th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs New Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 4114th and 387th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medina vs New Taipei

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Medina New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.56
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.96
$5.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$1.8
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$2.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.81
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$439
$520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$505
$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$633
$947
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$688
$698
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.1
$72.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$89.7
$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.02%
2.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3803
$14096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1109
$6224
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.06
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.7
$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$9.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.65
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$7.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$4.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$3.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.32
$9.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.47
$4.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$7.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.15
$2.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79.6
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.9
$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.79
$17
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.2
$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67
$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$571
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5508
$17207

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$791
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$1155
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1162
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$940
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$825
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$862
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$967
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1069
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$918
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$964
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$791
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$769
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$346
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$903
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$354
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$517
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$348
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$365
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$428
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1627
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$782
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1734
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$798
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$911
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$645
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$398
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$718
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1910
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1855
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1645
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$271
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$837
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1021
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1867
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1879
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1009
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$860
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$987

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1313
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$942
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$1030
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$802
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$868
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$993
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$695
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$1006
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$914
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$894
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$894
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$914
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$628
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$634
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$854
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$894
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$628
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1078
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$621
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$615
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$700
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$901
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$753
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$707
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$671
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$677
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$681
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1079
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$616
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$696
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$666
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$697
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$600
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$586
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$672
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$604
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$454
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$650
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$589