Riyadh vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1628
$938
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3587
$2456
🏠 One person rent
$936
$272
🏘️ Family rent
$1460
$460
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$444
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$94.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2284
$1386
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
70
73
😀 Quality of life
78
72
🏙️ Population
7.01M
1.85M

The cost of living in Riyadh is 74% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 3485th and 6014th ($1628 vs $938) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 Tainan. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Tainan ranked 10th in Taiwan, while ranked 899th and 2806th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riyadh vs Tainan

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Riyadh Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.94
$4.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.4
$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.02
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$4.14
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$999
$273
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$757
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1794
$497
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1176
$319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.5
$54.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.5
$83.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.2
$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.52%
2.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$3086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1929
$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.79
$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.9
$23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$3.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$3.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.05
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.43
$3.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.73
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.27
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.18
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.7
$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$65
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$9.68
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.2
$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$503
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10912
$5481

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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 Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$971
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$904
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$884
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$844
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$868
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$874
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$942
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$687
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$921
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$889
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$989
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$892
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$792
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1123
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$643
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1248
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$648
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$729
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$979
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$673
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$679
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$612
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$474
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$473
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$705
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$600
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$672
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1039
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$682
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$640
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$689
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$954
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$717
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1042
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$774
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$777
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$617
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$638
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$686