New Taipei vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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New Taipei Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1123
$1628
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2973
$3587
🏠 One person rent
$482
$936
🏘️ Family rent
$836
$1460
🍽️ Food expenses
$403
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1386
$2284
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
94
70
😀 Quality of life
90
78
🏙️ Population
4.04M
7.01M

The cost of living in New Taipei is 31% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 4931st and 3485th ($1123 vs $1628) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Taiwan and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in New Taipei compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. New Taipei ranked 2nd best city to live in Taiwan vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 183rd and 899th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New Taipei vs Riyadh

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New Taipei Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.72
$7.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.8
$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.16
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$2.31
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$577
$999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$343
$757
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1046
$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$621
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69
$57.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$87.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.1
$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.82%
5.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12629
$3071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7371
$1929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.1
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.4
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.16
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17
$9.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.1
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.32
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.6
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.73
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.66
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$5.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$89.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.6
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.4
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$650
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21429
$10912

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1248
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$989
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$979
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$792
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$889
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$921
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$687
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$942
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$874
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$868
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$884
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$904
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$679
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$673
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$844
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$938
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$672
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1039
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$648
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$643
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$971
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$717
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$892
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$774
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$729
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$689
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$687
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$702
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1042
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$640
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$686
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$677
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$705
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$617
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$611
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$696
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$628
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$474
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$684
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$612

Cities near Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$938
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$834
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$965
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1059
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$917
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$778
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1062
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1218
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1340
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$993
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2100
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$2015
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1437
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$738
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$703
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$454
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$694
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$522
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$509
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$890
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$457
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$655
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1164
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$471
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$469
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$573
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$548
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1031
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$505
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$670
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$873
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$494
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$459