New Taipei vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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New Taipei Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1108
$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2892
$3539
🏠 One person rent
$482
$946
🏘️ Family rent
$823
$1446
🍽️ Food expenses
$394
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1360
$2285
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
94
70
😀 Quality of life
89
78
🏙️ Population
4.05M
7.01M

The cost of living in New Taipei is 32% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 5023rd and 3529th ($1108 vs $1632) 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 1st best city to live in Taiwan vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 252nd and 879th 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
$4.77
$8.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.8
$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.14
$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$2.37
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$570
$1000
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$342
$763
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1019
$1845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$608
$1133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.9
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$98.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.3
$72.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.72%
5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13830
$2922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7127
$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.64
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.5
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.67
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.19
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.65
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.58
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$8.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.72
$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.81
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.19
$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.35
$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.6
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.75
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.68
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.74
$5.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.2
$93.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.8
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.9
$57
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.9
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$656
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18576
$9443

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1257
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$941
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$997
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$796
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$882
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$937
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$709
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$957
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$888
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$879
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$889
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$910
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$656
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$668
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$841
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$910
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$654
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1067
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$634
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$630
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$999
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$705
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$903
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$763
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$723
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$682
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$677
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$696
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1064
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$634
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$697
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$661
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$698
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$610
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$598
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$667
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$617
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$465
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$665
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$602

Cities near Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$931
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$815
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$931
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1037
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$823
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1109
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1192
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1309
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2014
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1923
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1461
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$775
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$711
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$707
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$465
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$556
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$551
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$906
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$489
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$664
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1168
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$523
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$492
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$581
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$571
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1107
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$565
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$893
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$545
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$487