Medina vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1182
$1313
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2412
$3273
🏠 One person rent
$673
$637
🏘️ Family rent
$906
$1099
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1300
$1659
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
22
94
😀 Quality of life
70
87
🏙️ Population
1.41M
2.6M

The cost of living in Medina is 10% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 4743rd and 4455th ($1182 vs $1313) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.1 months in Medina compared to 1.3 months in Taipei. Medina ranked 6th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Taipei ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 4114th and 388th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medina Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.56
$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$39.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.96
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$2.9
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.81
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$439
$718
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$505
$524
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$633
$1272
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$688
$931
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.1
$48.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$74.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$89.7
$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.02%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3803
$14287
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1109
$8078
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.06
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.7
$38.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$9.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.65
$3.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$9.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$4.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$3.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.32
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.47
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$7.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.15
$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79.6
$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.9
$35.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.79
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.2
$66.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67
$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$618
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5508
$17567

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$791
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$1155
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1162
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$940
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$825
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$862
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$967
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1069
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$918
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$964
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$791
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$769
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$346
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$903
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$354
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$517
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$348
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$365
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$428
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1627
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$782
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1734
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$798
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$911
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$645
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$398
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$718
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1910
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1855
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1645
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$271
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$837
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1021
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1867
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1879
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1009
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$860
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$987

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1135
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1030
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$942
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$802
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$868
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$993
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$695
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$1006
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$914
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$894
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$894
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$914
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$628
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$634
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$854
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$894
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$628
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1078
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$621
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$615
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$700
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$901
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$753
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$707
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$677
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1079
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$671
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$681
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$696
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$616
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$666
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$697
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$600
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$586
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$672
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$604
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$650
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$454
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$589