Medina vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$853
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2115
$3291
🏠 One person rent
$353
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$656
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$310
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.5
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1630
$1789
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
20
95
😀 Quality of life
67
86
🏙️ Population
1.41M
2.6M

The cost of living in Medina is 26% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 6257th and 4715th ($853 vs $1158) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th 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 1.9 months in Medina compared to 1.5 months in Taipei. Medina ranked 4th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 3833rd and 311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medina Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.99
$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.4
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.99
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.04
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$311
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$169
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$419
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.4
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$95.5
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.98%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1653
$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1056
$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.2
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.11
$8.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.15
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.02
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.32
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.74
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.25
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$94.6
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.9
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.75
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.3
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.3
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$183
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7706
$18424

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$837
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$1123
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$940
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$944
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$828
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$940
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$988
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$895
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1096
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$806
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$278
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$895
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$294
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$393
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$324
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$314
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$333
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1586
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$694
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1536
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$777
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$915
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$640
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$350
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$707
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1657
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1651
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1372
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$306
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$721
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$847
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1607
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1632
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1004
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$934
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$934

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1028
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$868
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$654
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$702
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$633
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605