Riyadh vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1628
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3587
$3144
🏠 One person rent
$936
$586
🏘️ Family rent
$1460
$1014
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2284
$1768
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
70
94
😀 Quality of life
78
90
🏙️ Population
7.01M
2.43M

The cost of living in Riyadh is 31% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 3485th and 4646th ($1628 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 1.4 months in Taipei. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 899th and 178th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riyadh vs Taipei

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Riyadh Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.94
$5.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.4
$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.02
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$4.14
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$999
$684
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$757
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1794
$1254
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1176
$835
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.5
$43.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.5
$67.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.2
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.52%
2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$13487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1929
$8490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$8.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.79
$2.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.9
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$9.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$3.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$4.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.05
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.43
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.73
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.27
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.18
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.7
$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$9.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.2
$54
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$503
$642
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10912
$16947

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$821
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1123
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$979
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$792
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$889
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$921
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$687
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$942
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$874
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$868
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$884
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$904
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$679
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$673
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$844
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$938
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$672
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1039
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$648
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$971
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$643
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$717
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$892
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$774
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$729
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$687
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1042
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$689
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$702
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$686
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$640
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$677
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$705
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$617
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$611
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$696
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$628
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$684
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$474
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$612