Medina vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1168
$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2347
$2892
🏠 One person rent
$663
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$850
$823
🍽️ Food expenses
$306
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1243
$1360
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
23
94
😀 Quality of life
69
89
🏙️ Population
1.41M
4.05M

The cost of living in Medina is 5% more expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 4849th and 5023rd ($1168 vs $1108) 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 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 4347th and 252nd 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
$5.5
$4.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.07
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$1.68
☕ Cappuccino
$2.63
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$506
$570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$475
$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$729
$1019
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$591
$608
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.5
$70.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$89.7
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.49%
2.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3269
$13830
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1287
$7127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37
$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$9.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$3.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$3.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.05
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.06
$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$23.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$3.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$4.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.34
$9.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.48
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.25
$9.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$7.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$78.8
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.2
$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.8
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.6
$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67
$90.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$292
$656
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5515
$18576

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$1107
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$942
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$775
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$815
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$931
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1074
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$906
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$964
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$776
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$354
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$893
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$360
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$479
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$369
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$385
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$448
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1632
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$800
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1853
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$824
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$902
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$665
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$415
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$724
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$2002
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1946
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1700
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$283
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$895
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1062
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1936
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1962
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1013
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$865
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$1010

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1257
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$941
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$997
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$796
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$882
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$937
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$709
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$957
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$888
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$879
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$889
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$910
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$656
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$668
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$841
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$910
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$654
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1067
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$634
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$630
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$999
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$705
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$903
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$763
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$723
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$682
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$677
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$696
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1064
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$634
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$697
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$661
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$698
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$610
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$598
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$667
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$617
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$465
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$665
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$602