Riyadh vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1457
$879
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3157
$2528
🏠 One person rent
$820
$320
🏘️ Family rent
$1232
$645
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$344
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2368
$1182
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
70
93
😀 Quality of life
75
72
🏙️ Population
7.01M
2.29M

The cost of living in Riyadh is 66% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 3260th and 6021st ($1457 vs $879) 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 1.6 months in Riyadh compared to 1.3 months in Taoyuan. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Taoyuan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 1142nd and 2224th among best cities to live in the world.

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Riyadh Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.97
$3.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.3
$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.21
$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$4.53
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$968
$312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$620
$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1541
$736
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$954
$482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.1
$61.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.1
$95.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72.5
$17.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.47%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1920
$7183
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1229
$4406
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.08
$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.5
$40
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.8
$9.03
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$2.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.97
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.93
$8.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.59
$7.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.12
$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.86
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.47
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.01
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$7.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$2.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.93
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$102
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.4
$8.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.3
$36.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.61
$18.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$51
$79.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$370
$499
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8290
$21075

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$652
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$954
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$812
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$977
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$996
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$885
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$938
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$732
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$992
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1335
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1171
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1040
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1928
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1872
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1396
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$937
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$651
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$644
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$757
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$662
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$429
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$819
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$457
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$931
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$717
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$514
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1498
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$668
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$918
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$705
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$555
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$613
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$520
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1955
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$974
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$785
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$673
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$920
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$890
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$610

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Distance City Cost of living
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$887
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$844
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$997
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1136
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$702
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$859
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$917
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$944
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$863
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$847
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$847
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$865
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$711
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$877
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$1033
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$650
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$695
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$885
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$776
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$749
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$850
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1146
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$792
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$712
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$758
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$749
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$666
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$723
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$675
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1144
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$745
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$501
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$718
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$631
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$799
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$972
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$801
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$681
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$508
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$932