Riyadh vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1586
$841
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3407
$2737
🏠 One person rent
$921
$262
🏘️ Family rent
$1393
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$358
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2861
$1275
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
71
74
😀 Quality of life
77
80
🏙️ Population
7.01M
1.87M

The cost of living in Riyadh is 89% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 3292nd and 6292nd ($1586 vs $841) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th 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 Tainan. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 796th and 499th among best cities to live in the world.

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Riyadh Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.92
$4.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.9
$23.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.96
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$4.33
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1005
$271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$726
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1969
$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1032
$693
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.1
$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.1
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.34%
1.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2212
$2874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1360
$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.05
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.6
$20.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.1
$8.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$2.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.03
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$9.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.13
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.98
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.43
$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.85
$12.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.26
$5.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.61
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.1
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$104
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.9
$51.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.27
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.9
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$86.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$373
$628
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10359
$18526

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$707
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$761
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$801
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$818
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$841
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$931
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$698
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$864
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$828
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$868
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$821
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$745
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1060
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$654
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1158
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$666
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$807
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$1028
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$661
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$706
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$605
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$592
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$691
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$726
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$683
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1229
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$795
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$642
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$673
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1014
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$719
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1231
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$776
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$801
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$643
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$629
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$719