Medina vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$892
$1011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2228
$2876
🏠 One person rent
$391
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$692
$948
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.5
$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1519
$1496
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
20
95
😀 Quality of life
52
88
🏙️ Population
1.18M
4.36M

The cost of living in Medina is 12% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 6017th and 5229th ($892 vs $1011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th 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 1.7 months in Medina compared to 1.5 months in New Taipei. Medina ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 6150th and 181st among best cities to live in the world.

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Medina New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.99
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.9
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.93
$4.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$1.81
☕ Cappuccino
$3.22
$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$391
$342
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1101
$1097
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$356
$766
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.9
$61.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$94.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.7
$22.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3%
1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1695
$9649
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1066
$5036
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.02
$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$2.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$4.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.36
$2.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.13
$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$23.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$5.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.84
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.66
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.15
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.76
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.29
$9.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.96
$7.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.2
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.1
$9.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.2
$35.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.75
$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.8
$60.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.5
$84.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$405
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9496
$11035

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$1100
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$1032
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$996
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$860
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$1013
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1000
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$938
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1361
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$854
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$434
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$920
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$440
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$625
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$280
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$404
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$443
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1642
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$692
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1583
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$583
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$923
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$642
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$449
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$735
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1703
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1678
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1523
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$421
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$737
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$802
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1671
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1687
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$981
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$1047
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$964

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1169
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$861
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$860
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$863
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$917
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$860
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$746
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$995
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$890
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$857
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$791
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$725
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$664
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$675
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$952
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$913
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$694
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1114
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$689
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$676
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$932
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$744
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$851
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$787
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$721
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$678
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$735
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$719
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1115
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$667
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$741
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$719
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$713
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$655
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$811
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$725
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$644
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$588
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$721
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$589