Riyadh vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1637
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3629
$2361
🏠 One person rent
$944
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$1530
$658
🍽️ Food expenses
$375
$320
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2731
$1050
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
72
93
😀 Quality of life
78
83
🏙️ Population
7.01M
2.33M

The cost of living in Riyadh is 87% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 2911th and 6171st ($1637 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Saudi Arabia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Riyadh compared to 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Taoyuan ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 733rd and 418th among best cities to live in the world.

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Riyadh Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.31
$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.6
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.02
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$4.16
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1001
$360
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$748
$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2174
$749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1140
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.4
$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$55.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$75.4
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.42%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2485
$7669
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1703
$4912
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.2
$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.28
$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.14
$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.75
$6.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.71
$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.19
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.8
$9.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.03
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.23
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.22
$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$102
$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.2
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.23
$15
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.2
$73.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$404
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10598
$18619

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$804
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$969
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$861
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$1068
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1056
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$901
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$897
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1223
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1243
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1280
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1041
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1779
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1709
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1393
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$846
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$740
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$736
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$551
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$723
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$547
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$904
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$544
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$905
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$546
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$672
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1215
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$557
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$536
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$582
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$597
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$979
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$589
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$683
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$902
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$547
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$529

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$821
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$897
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1073
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1181
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$728
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$731
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$967
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$894
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$813
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$796
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$770
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$747
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$625
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$814
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$788
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$648
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$956
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$644
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$627
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$823
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1155
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$688
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$681
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$726
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$664
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$630
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$671
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$603
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1154
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$682
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$649
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$601
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$451
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$581
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$587
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$677
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$616
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$443