Medina vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$853
$841
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2115
$2737
🏠 One person rent
$353
$262
🏘️ Family rent
$656
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$310
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.5
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1630
$1275
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
20
74
😀 Quality of life
67
80
🏙️ Population
1.41M
1.87M

The cost of living in Medina is 1% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 6257th and 6292nd ($853 vs $841) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 9th in Saudi Arabia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Medina compared to 1.5 months in Tainan. Medina ranked 4th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 3833rd and 499th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medina vs Tainan

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Medina Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.99
$4.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.4
$23.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.99
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$3.04
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$311
$271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$169
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$419
$693
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.4
$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$95.5
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.98%
1.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1653
$2874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1056
$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.2
$20.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.11
$8.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$2.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.15
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.02
$9.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.32
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.74
$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.25
$12.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$5.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$94.6
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.9
$51.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.75
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.3
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.3
$86.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$183
$628
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7706
$18526

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$1123
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$940
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$944
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$828
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$940
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$988
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$895
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1096
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$806
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$278
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$895
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$294
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$393
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$324
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$314
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$333
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1586
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$694
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1536
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$777
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$915
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$640
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$350
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$707
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1657
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1651
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1372
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$306
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$721
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$847
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1607
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1632
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1004
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$934
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$934

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$707
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$761
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$801
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$818
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$841
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$931
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$698
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$864
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$828
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$868
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$821
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$745
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1060
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$654
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1158
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$666
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$807
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$1028
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$661
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$706
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$605
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$592
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$691
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$726
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$683
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1229
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$795
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$642
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$673
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1014
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$719
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1231
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$776
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$801
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$643
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$629
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$719