Riyadh vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1632
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3539
$2561
🏠 One person rent
$946
$348
🏘️ Family rent
$1446
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$370
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2285
$1411
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
70
85
😀 Quality of life
78
86
🏙️ Population
7.01M
2.87M

The cost of living in Riyadh is 70% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 3529th and 5984th ($1632 vs $957) 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 1.4 months in Riyadh compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 879th and 409th 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
$8.06
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.3
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.94
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$4.33
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1000
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$763
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1845
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1133
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.5
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.6
$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72.1
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.58%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2922
$6960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1930
$7979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.08
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.3
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$3.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.76
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.8
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.07
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.34
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.71
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.23
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$93.5
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$57
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$495
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9443
$17495

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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

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$888
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$879
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$889
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$937
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$665