Medina vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$853
$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2115
$2477
🏠 One person rent
$353
$324
🏘️ Family rent
$656
$703
🍽️ Food expenses
$310
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.5
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1630
$1084
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
20
93
😀 Quality of life
67
83
🏙️ Population
1.41M
2.33M

The cost of living in Medina is 2% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 6257th and 6227th ($853 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th 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 1.9 months in Medina compared to 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Medina ranked 4th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 3833rd and 388th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medina Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.99
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.4
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.99
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$3.04
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$311
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$169
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$419
$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.4
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93
$69.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$95.5
$16.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.98%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1653
$7902
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1056
$4753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.2
$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.11
$8.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$3.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.15
$8.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.02
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.32
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.74
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.25
$9.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$7.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$94.6
$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$9.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.9
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.75
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.3
$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.3
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$183
$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7706
$13630

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$1123
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$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
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$828
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$864
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1060
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1158
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$698
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$745
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1028
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$931
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$841
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$818
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$761
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$707
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$661
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$841
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$801
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$683
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$666
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$654
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$821
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1229
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$807
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$719
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$776
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$731
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$673
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$712
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$642
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1231
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$719
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$702
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$643
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$592
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$605
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$731
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$708
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$633
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$691