Medina vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$892
$861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2228
$2376
🏠 One person rent
$391
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$692
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.5
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1519
$1180
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
20
93
😀 Quality of life
52
86
🏙️ Population
1.18M
2.29M

The cost of living in Medina is 4% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 6017th and 6163rd ($892 vs $861) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 10th 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 Taoyuan. Medina ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Taoyuan ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 6150th and 264th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medina Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.99
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.9
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.93
$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$3.22
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$391
$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1101
$758
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$356
$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.9
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.7
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1695
$7365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1066
$4810
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.02
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$3.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.36
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$8.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.13
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.84
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.66
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.15
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.76
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.29
$9.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.96
$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.2
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.1
$8.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.2
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.75
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.8
$76.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.5
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$405
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9496
$13937

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$1100
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$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
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$917
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$860
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1011
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1169
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$746
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$863
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$860
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$995
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$890
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$857
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$791
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$725
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$675
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$913
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$952
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$694
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$689
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$676
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$851
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1114
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$721
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$744
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$787
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$719
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$678
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$735
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$667
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1115
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$741
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$719
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$655
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$588
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$811
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$725
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$644
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$716