Medina vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$892
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2228
$3353
🏠 One person rent
$391
$537
🏘️ Family rent
$692
$1252
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.5
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1519
$1657
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
20
95
😀 Quality of life
52
87
🏙️ Population
1.18M
2.6M

The cost of living in Medina is 24% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 6017th and 4516th ($892 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 1st 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 Taipei. Medina ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 6150th and 209th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medina Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.99
$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.9
$33.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.93
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$2.48
☕ Cappuccino
$3.22
$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$391
$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1101
$1511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$356
$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.9
$56.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.7
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1695
$13301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1066
$6421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.02
$9.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$3.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.36
$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.13
$9.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$2.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.84
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.66
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.15
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.76
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.29
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.96
$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.2
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.1
$9.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.2
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.75
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.8
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.5
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$405
$736
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9496
$19102

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$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
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1011
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$860
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$861
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$863
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$917
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$860
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$746
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$995
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$890
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$857
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$791
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$725
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$664
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$675
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$952
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$913
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$694
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1114
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$689
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$676
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$744
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$851
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$787
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$721
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$735
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1115
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$678
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$719
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$741
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$667
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$719
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$655
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$811
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$725
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$644
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$721
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$588
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$589