Medina vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1164
$1123
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2338
$2973
🏠 One person rent
$659
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$843
$836
🍽️ Food expenses
$306
$403
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1337
$1386
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
23
94
😀 Quality of life
69
90
🏙️ Population
1.41M
4.04M

The cost of living in Medina is 4% more expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 4843rd and 4931st ($1164 vs $1123) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 4103rd and 183rd 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
$5.45
$4.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.01
$5.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$2.65
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$508
$577
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$772
$1046
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$574
$621
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.3
$69
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$88.4
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.04%
2.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2810
$12629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1336
$7371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.08
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.03
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.33
$17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$3.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$4.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.32
$9.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.43
$4.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.21
$9.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.9
$7.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$78.6
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.8
$37.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.76
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.1
$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.2
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$291
$650
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5520
$21429

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$919
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$738
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$834
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$938
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1036
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$890
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$976
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$771
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$753
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$334
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$873
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$338
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$429
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$350
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$379
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$439
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1628
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$818
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$2054
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$856
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$871
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$993
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$686
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$375
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$742
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$2014
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1933
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1810
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$264
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$977
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1149
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$2038
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$2060
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1032
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$864
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$1077

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1248
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$989
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$979
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$792
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$889
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$921
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$687
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$942
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$874
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$868
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$884
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$904
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$679
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$673
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$844
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$938
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$672
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1039
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$648
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$643
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$971
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$717
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$892
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$774
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$729
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$689
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$687
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$702
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1042
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$640
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$686
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$677
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$705
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$617
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$611
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$696
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$628
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$474
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$684
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$612