Riyadh vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1642
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3429
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$996
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$1477
$939
🍽️ Food expenses
$346
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2566
$1361
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
71
84
😀 Quality of life
74
83
🏙️ Population
7.01M
3.03M

The cost of living in Riyadh is 65% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 2922nd and 5356th ($1642 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Saudi Arabia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Riyadh compared to 1.4 months in Taichung. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 1210th and 343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Riyadh Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.92
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.6
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.05
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$3.14
☕ Cappuccino
$4.36
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1149
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$792
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2059
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1124
$814
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.8
$44
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.6
$69.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.9
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.3%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2076
$5254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1301
$4416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.06
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.9
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$3.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.56
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.88
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.66
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.89
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.02
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.27
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.02
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.07
$6.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.95
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$100
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.2
$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.8
$41.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$96
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$358
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9649
$13893

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$1013
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$860
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$959
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1005
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$910
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$868
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1285
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1327
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1872
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1810
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1424
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$996
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$710
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$646
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$543
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$875
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$540
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$938
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$621
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$671
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$892
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$606
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$541
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$594
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$559
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1032
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$606
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$685
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$920
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$798
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$561

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$890
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$857
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$746
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$791
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$725
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$860
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$917
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$861
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1011
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$863
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1169
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$913
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$860
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$952
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$675
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$676
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$689
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$851
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$721
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$694
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1114
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$678
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$667
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$744
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$588
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$787
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$716
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$799
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$738
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1115
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$735
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$655
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$741
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$719
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$721