Riyadh vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1586
$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3407
$2477
🏠 One person rent
$921
$324
🏘️ Family rent
$1393
$703
🍽️ Food expenses
$358
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2861
$1084
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
71
93
😀 Quality of life
77
83
🏙️ Population
7.01M
2.33M

The cost of living in Riyadh is 83% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 3292nd and 6227th ($1586 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 796th and 388th among best cities to live in the world.

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Riyadh Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.92
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.9
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.96
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$4.33
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1005
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$726
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1969
$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1032
$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.1
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$69.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.1
$16.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.34%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2212
$7902
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1360
$4753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.05
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.6
$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.1
$8.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$3.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.03
$8.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.13
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.98
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.43
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.85
$9.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.26
$7.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.61
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.1
$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$104
$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$9.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.9
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.27
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.9
$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$373
$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10359
$13630

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$783
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$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
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$828
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$864
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1060
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1158
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$698
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$745
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1028
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$931
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$841
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$818
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$761
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$707
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$661
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$841
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$801
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$683
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$666
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$654
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$821
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1229
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$807
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$719
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$776
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$731
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$673
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$712
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$642
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1231
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$719
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$702
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$643
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$592
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$605
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$731
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$708
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$633
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$691