Riyadh vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1632
$910
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3539
$2373
🏠 One person rent
$946
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$1446
$439
🍽️ Food expenses
$370
$433
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$90.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2285
$1446
😷 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 79% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 3529th and 6264th ($1632 vs $910) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th 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 1.6 months in Tainan. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Tainan ranked 10th in Taiwan, while ranked 879th and 2963rd 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
$8.06
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.3
$25.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.94
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$4.33
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1000
$277
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$763
$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1845
$489
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1133
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.5
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.6
$84.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72.1
$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.58%
2.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2922
$3159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1930
$2827
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.08
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.3
$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.76
$21.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.8
$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$3.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$3.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.07
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.34
$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.71
$12.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.23
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$93.5
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$65.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$57
$76.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$495
$298
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9443
$5587

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$931
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$815
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$931
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1037
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$823
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1109
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1192
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1309
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2014
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1923
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1461
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$775
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$711
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$707
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$465
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$556
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$551
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$906
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$489
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$664
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1168
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$523
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$492
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$581
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$571
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1107
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$565
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$893
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$545
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$487

Cities near Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$999
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$910
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$889
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$841
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$879
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$888
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$957
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$709
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$937
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$882
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$941
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$903
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$796
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1108
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$630
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1257
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$634
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$723
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$997
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$668
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$656
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$602
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$465
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$464
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$698
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$589
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$654
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1067
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$673
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$634
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$682
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$943
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$705
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1064
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$763
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$765
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$610
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$621
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$697