Riyadh vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

Riyadh Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1360
$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2961
$2779
🏠 One person rent
$748
$347
🏘️ Family rent
$1117
$877
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$391
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2297
$1149
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
70
84
😀 Quality of life
74
83
🏙️ Population
7.01M
3.03M

The cost of living in Riyadh is 40% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 3710th and 5713th ($1360 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 Riyadh compared to 1.2 months in Taichung. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Taichung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 1392nd and 285th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riyadh vs Taichung

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Riyadh Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.69
$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.3
$25.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.92
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$2.53
☕ Cappuccino
$4.07
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$882
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$561
$261
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1372
$991
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$862
$733
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.3
$41.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.3
$70
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.1
$22.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.15%
1.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1755
$5574
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1136
$2977
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.4
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$9.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$3.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$3.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$17.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.69
$6.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$5.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.13
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.46
$3.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.01
$11.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.92
$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$101
$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.4
$9.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.3
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.65
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.5
$102
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$359
$322
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7248
$9255

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310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$698
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$1022
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$901
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$926
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$962
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$898
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$872
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$772
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1023
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1326
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1194
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$993
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1940
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1894
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1380
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$931
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$675
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$663
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$795
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$693
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$536
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$869
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$545
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$935
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$749
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$571
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1471
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$653
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1062
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$727
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$621
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$581
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$537
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1897
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$977
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$782
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$668
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$939
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$922
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$673

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$884
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$869
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$690
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$866
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$888
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$827
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$911
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$805
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1032
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$896
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1127
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$1003
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$913
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$1000
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$903
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$688
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$685
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$687
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$865
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$680
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$792
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$709
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$753
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1180
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$679
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$508
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$671
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$762
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$989
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$808
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$819
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$957
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$847
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$928
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1180
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$753
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$646
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$770
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$744
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$704