Riyadh vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1628
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3587
$2514
🏠 One person rent
$936
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$1460
$608
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2284
$1422
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
70
85
😀 Quality of life
78
87
🏙️ Population
7.01M
2.87M

The cost of living in Riyadh is 73% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 3485th and 5994th ($1628 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 899th and 351st 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
$7.94
$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.4
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.02
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$4.14
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$999
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$757
$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1794
$668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1176
$459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.5
$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.5
$88.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.2
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.52%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$7194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1929
$6745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$9.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$3.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.79
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.9
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$7.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.05
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.43
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.73
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.27
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.18
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.7
$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$9.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.2
$71.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$503
$345
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10912
$17517

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$938
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$834
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$965
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1059
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$917
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$778
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1062
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1218
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1340
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$993
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2100
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$2015
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1437
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$738
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$703
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$454
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$694
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$522
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$509
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$890
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$457
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$655
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1164
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$471
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$469
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$573
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$548
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1031
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$505
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$670
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$873
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$494
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$459

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$874
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$868
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$687
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$884
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$904
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$921
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$889
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$989
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1123
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$792
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1248
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$938
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$979
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$844
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$971
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$673
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$643
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$648
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$892
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$729
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$672
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1039
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$689
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$705
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$640
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$717
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$612
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$474
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$774
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$473
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$682
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$600
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1042
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$687
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$617
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$686
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$677
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$684