New Taipei vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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New Taipei Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1073
$1637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3063
$3629
🏠 One person rent
$469
$944
🏘️ Family rent
$1083
$1530
🍽️ Food expenses
$380
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1589
$2731
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
94
72
😀 Quality of life
86
78
🏙️ Population
4.04M
7.01M

The cost of living in New Taipei is 34% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 5000th and 2911th ($1073 vs $1637) 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 1.5 months in New Taipei compared to 1.7 months in Riyadh. New Taipei ranked 1st best city to live in Taiwan vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 302nd and 733rd 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
$4.61
$9.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.8
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.06
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.46
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$2.62
$4.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$495
$1001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$376
$748
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1348
$2174
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$898
$1140
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.8
$69.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.1
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.1
$75.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.11%
5.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9392
$2485
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4811
$1703
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.62
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.8
$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.74
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.92
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.75
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.76
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.83
$9.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.67
$7.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.43
$2.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.78
$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.66
$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31
$102
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.84
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.7
$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.6
$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.3
$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$515
$404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18855
$10598

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Cities near New Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1181
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$875
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$967
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$731
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$821
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$897
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$728
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$894
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$813
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$796
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$770
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$747
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$669
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$625
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$788
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$814
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$648
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1155
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$644
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$627
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$956
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$681
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$823
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$726
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$688
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$630
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$671
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$664
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1154
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$603
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$682
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$661
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$649
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$601
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$587
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$677
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$616
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$451
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$671
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$581

Cities near Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$969
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$861
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$1068
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1056
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$901
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$897
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1223
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1243
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1280
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1041
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1779
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1709
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1393
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$846
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$740
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$736
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$551
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$723
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$547
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$904
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$544
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$905
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$546
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$672
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1215
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$557
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$536
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$582
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$597
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$979
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$589
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$683
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$902
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$547
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$529