Medina vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1164
$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2338
$2637
🏠 One person rent
$659
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$843
$706
🍽️ Food expenses
$306
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1337
$1536
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
23
93
😀 Quality of life
69
89
🏙️ Population
1.41M
2.36M

The cost of living in Medina is 18% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 4843rd and 5651st ($1164 vs $989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd 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 Taoyuan. Medina ranked 6th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 4103rd and 245th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medina vs Taoyuan

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Medina Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.45
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.01
$5.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$2.65
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$508
$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$772
$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$574
$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.3
$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$88.4
$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.04%
2.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2810
$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1336
$4746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.08
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37
$38.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$9.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.03
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.33
$9.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$3.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.32
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.43
$5.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.21
$9.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.9
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$78.6
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.8
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.76
$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.1
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.2
$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$291
$526
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5520
$19490

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$791
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$919
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$738
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$834
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$938
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1036
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$890
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$976
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$771
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$753
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$334
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$873
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$338
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$429
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$350
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$379
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$439
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1628
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$818
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$2054
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$856
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$871
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$993
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$686
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$375
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$742
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$2014
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1933
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1810
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$264
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$977
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1149
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$2038
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$2060
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1032
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$864
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$1077

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$889
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$921
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1123
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1248
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$687
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$792
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$979
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$942
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$874
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$868
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$884
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$904
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$673
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$938
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$844
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$672
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$971
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$648
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$643
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$892
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1039
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$729
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$717
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$774
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$702
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$689
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$687
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$640
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1042
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$686
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$705
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$677
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$617
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$474
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$612
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$611
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$696
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$628
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$473