Medina vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$892
$913
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2228
$2705
🏠 One person rent
$391
$330
🏘️ Family rent
$692
$789
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$399
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.5
$76.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1519
$1294
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
20
74
😀 Quality of life
52
82
🏙️ Population
1.18M
1.87M

The cost of living in Medina is 2% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 6017th and 5887th ($892 vs $913) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 7th 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 1.4 months in Tainan. Medina ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 6150th and 364th 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
$6.99
$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.9
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.93
$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$1.86
 Cappuccino
$3.22
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$391
$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1101
$651
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$356
$695
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.9
$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.7
$25.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1695
$2852
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1066
$2187
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54
$17.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.02
$9.06
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.36
$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.13
$9.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.84
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.66
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.15
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.76
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.29
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.96
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.2
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.1
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.2
$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.75
$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.8
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.5
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$405
$734
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9496
$11040

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$844
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1100
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$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
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$725
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$791
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$952
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$857
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$890
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$995
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$746
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$860
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$917
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$861
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$851
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$863
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1011
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$676
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1169
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$689
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$721
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$860
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$675
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$664
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$589
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$588
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$716
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$738
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$694
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1114
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$799
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$667
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$678
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1083
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$744
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1115
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$787
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$891
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$655
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$837
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$741