Riyadh vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1586
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3407
$3291
🏠 One person rent
$921
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$1393
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$358
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2861
$1789
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
71
95
😀 Quality of life
77
86
🏙️ Population
7.01M
2.6M

The cost of living in Riyadh is 37% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 3292nd and 4715th ($1586 vs $1158) 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 1.8 months in Riyadh compared to 1.5 months in Taipei. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 796th and 311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Riyadh Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.92
$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.9
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.96
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$4.33
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1005
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$726
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1969
$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1032
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.1
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.1
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.34%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2212
$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1360
$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.05
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.6
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.1
$8.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.03
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.13
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.98
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.43
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.85
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.26
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.61
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.1
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$104
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.9
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.27
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.9
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$373
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10359
$18424

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$783
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$940
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$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
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1028
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$868
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$654
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$702
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$633
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605