Riyadh vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1632
$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3539
$2515
🏠 One person rent
$946
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$1446
$653
🍽️ Food expenses
$370
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2285
$1212
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
70
93
😀 Quality of life
78
87
🏙️ Population
7.01M
2.35M

The cost of living in Riyadh is 73% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 3529th and 6085th ($1632 vs $941) 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 1.4 months in Riyadh compared to 1.3 months in Taoyuan. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 879th and 373rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Riyadh Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.06
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.3
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.94
$5.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.52
☕ Cappuccino
$4.33
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1000
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$763
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1845
$761
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1133
$528
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.5
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.6
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72.1
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.58%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2922
$8065
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1930
$5166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.08
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.3
$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$3.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.76
$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.8
$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.07
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.34
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.71
$9.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$7.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.23
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$93.5
$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$57
$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$495
$541
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9443
$17081

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$793
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$931
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$815
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$931
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1037
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$823
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1109
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1192
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1309
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2014
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1923
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1461
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$775
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$711
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$707
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$465
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$556
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$551
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$906
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$489
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$664
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1168
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$523
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$492
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$581
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$571
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1107
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$565
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$893
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$545
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$487

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$882
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$937
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1108
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1257
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$709
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$796
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$997
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$957
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$888
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$879
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$889
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$910
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$668
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$910
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$841
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$654
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$999
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$634
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$630
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$903
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1067
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$723
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$705
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$763
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$696
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$682
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$634
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1064
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$697
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$698
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$610
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$465
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$602
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$598
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$667
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$617
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$464