Riyadh vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1586
$931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3407
$2751
🏠 One person rent
$921
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$1393
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$358
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$99.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2861
$1368
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
71
84
😀 Quality of life
77
80
🏙️ Population
7.01M
3.03M

The cost of living in Riyadh is 70% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 3292nd and 6052nd ($1586 vs $931) 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 1.8 months in Riyadh compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 796th and 496th 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
$7.92
$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.9
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.96
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$2.5
☕ Cappuccino
$4.33
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1005
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$726
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1969
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1032
$770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.1
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.1
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.34%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2212
$6258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1360
$4300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.05
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.6
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.1
$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$3.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.03
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.13
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.98
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.43
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.85
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.26
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.61
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.1
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$104
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.9
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.27
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.9
$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$373
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10359
$13638

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$940
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$828
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$870
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$989
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$878
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1218
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1226
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1267
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1810
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1719
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1457
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$944
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$716
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$713
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$548
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$705
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$557
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$879
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$552
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$895
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$541
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$665
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$853
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$537
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$507
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$586
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$588
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$940
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$558
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$895
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$561
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$489

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$841
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$818
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$698
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$761
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$707
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$864
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$828
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$868
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1060
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$745
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1158
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$841
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$801
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$661
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$654
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$666
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$821
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$807
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$683
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1229
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$673
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$642
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$719
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$605
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$592
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$776
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$691
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$795
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$726
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1231
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$712
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$643
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$719
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$702
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$716