Medina vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1168
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2347
$2561
🏠 One person rent
$663
$348
🏘️ Family rent
$850
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$306
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1243
$1411
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
23
85
😀 Quality of life
69
86
🏙️ Population
1.41M
2.87M

The cost of living in Medina is 22% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 4849th and 5984th ($1168 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th 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 1.5 months in Taichung. Medina ranked 6th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 4347th and 409th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medina vs Taichung

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Medina Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.5
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.07
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$2.63
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$506
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$475
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$729
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$591
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.5
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$89.7
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.49%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3269
$6960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1287
$7979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$3.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.05
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.06
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.34
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.48
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.25
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$78.8
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.2
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.8
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.6
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$292
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5515
$17495

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$795
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$1209
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$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
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$888
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$879
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$889
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$937
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$665