Medina vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1168
$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2347
$2515
🏠 One person rent
$663
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$850
$653
🍽️ Food expenses
$306
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1243
$1212
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
23
93
😀 Quality of life
69
87
🏙️ Population
1.41M
2.35M

The cost of living in Medina is 24% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 4849th and 6085th ($1168 vs $941) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 6th 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 Taoyuan. Medina ranked 6th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 4347th and 373rd 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
$5.5
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.07
$5.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$1.52
☕ Cappuccino
$2.63
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$506
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$475
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$729
$761
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$591
$528
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.5
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$89.7
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.49%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3269
$8065
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1287
$5166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$3.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.05
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.06
$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.34
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.48
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.25
$9.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$7.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$78.8
$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.2
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.8
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.6
$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$292
$541
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5515
$17081

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$1209
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$1107
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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
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$882
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$937
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1108
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1257
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$709
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$796
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$997
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$957
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$888
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$879
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$889
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$910
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$668
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$910
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$841
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$654
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$999
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$634
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$630
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$903
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1067
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$723
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$705
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$763
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$696
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$682
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$634
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1064
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$697
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$698
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$610
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$465
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$602
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$598
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$667
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$617
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$464