Medina vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1168
$910
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2347
$2373
🏠 One person rent
$663
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$850
$439
🍽️ Food expenses
$306
$433
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$90.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1243
$1446
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
23
73
😀 Quality of life
69
72
🏙️ Population
1.41M
1.85M

The cost of living in Medina is 28% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 4849th and 6264th ($1168 vs $910) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 8th 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 1.6 months in Tainan. Medina ranked 6th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Tainan ranked 10th in Taiwan, while ranked 4347th and 2963rd 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
$5.5
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$25.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.07
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$2.63
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$506
$277
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$475
$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$729
$489
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$591
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.5
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$84.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$89.7
$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.49%
2.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3269
$3159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1287
$2827
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.05
$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$21.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.06
$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$3.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$3.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.34
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.48
$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.25
$12.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$78.8
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.2
$65.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.8
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.6
$76.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$292
$298
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5515
$5587

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$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
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$999
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$910
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$889
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$841
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$879
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$888
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$957
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$709
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$937
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$882
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$941
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$903
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$796
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1108
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$630
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1257
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$634
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$723
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$997
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$668
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$656
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$602
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$465
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$464
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$698
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$589
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$654
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1067
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$673
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$634
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$682
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$943
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$705
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1064
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$763
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$765
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$610
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$621
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$697