Medina vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1215
$814
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2317
$2436
🏠 One person rent
$696
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$765
$723
🍽️ Food expenses
$319
$393
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$76.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1546
$1362
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
20
73
😀 Quality of life
66
81
🏙️ Population
1.41M
1.87M

The cost of living in Medina is 49% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 4439th and 6380th ($1215 vs $814) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 10th in Saudi Arabia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Medina compared to 1.7 months in Tainan. Medina ranked 4th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Tainan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 3899th and 498th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medina Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.65
$5.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.01
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$2.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.76
$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$338
$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$503
$158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$715
$623
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$413
$643
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$41.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$189
$63.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$20.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.02%
1.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3743
$3010
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1120
$2215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$8.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$2.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$2.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$17.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$9.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$3.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.34
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.48
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.25
$11.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$5.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.9
$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$9.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.1
$47.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.77
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.2
$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.6
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$290
$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7421
$6108

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$829
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$1146
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$979
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$961
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$846
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$861
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$969
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1078
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$905
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1003
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$798
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$781
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$464
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$342
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$902
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$336
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$381
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$329
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$335
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$362
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1637
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$809
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1577
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$793
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$910
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1041
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$646
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$360
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$710
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1716
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1680
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1471
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$290
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$762
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$813
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1684
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1686
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$994
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$937
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$905

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$956
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$747
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$770
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$788
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$796
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$813
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$894
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$728
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$897
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$821
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$875
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$823
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$731
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1073
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$627
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1181
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$644
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$688
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$967
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$625
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$669
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$581
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$451
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$443
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$649
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$569
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$648
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1155
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$655
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$603
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$630
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$936
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$681
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1154
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$726
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$764
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$601
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$601
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$682