Cost of living comparison

Taiwan

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Saudi Arabia

Jeddah (Jiddah) vs. HsinChu Cost of Living Summary

Jeddah (Jiddah) is 20.0% more expensive than HsinChu.

Restaurants: pay 39.3% more in Jeddah (Jiddah)
Groceries: pay 41.0% less in Jeddah (Jiddah)
Transportation: pay 13.3% more in Jeddah (Jiddah)
Housing: pay 76.0% more in Jeddah (Jiddah)
Childcare: pay 0.2% less in Jeddah (Jiddah)
Entertainment and Sports: pay 35.0% more in Jeddah (Jiddah)
Clothing: pay 23.3% more in Jeddah (Jiddah)

The cost of housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, clothing, and transportation in Jeddah (Jiddah) are more expensive than in HsinChu. Expenses including groceries and childcare are lower in Jeddah (Jiddah). Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Jeddah (Jiddah).

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Jeddah (Jiddah) vs. HsinChu Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Jeddah (Jiddah) instead of HsinChu, you would:

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pay 39.3% more for restaurants

	HsinChu	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.77 NT$120.39	$6.13 SAR23.00	+62.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.71 NT$150.49	$8.53 SAR31.99	+81.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.94 NT$29.93	$0.99 SAR3.71	+5.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 NT$22.21	$0.25 SAR0.95	-63.4%
Average			+39.3%

HsinChu vs. Jeddah (Jiddah) - Cost of restaurants

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pay 41.0% less for groceries

	HsinChu	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Bread 1 loaf	$1.70 NT$54.38	$1.29 SAR4.85	-24.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$18.05 NT$576.87	$3.21 SAR12.04	-82.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.87 NT$347.49	$6.49 SAR24.36	-40.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.78 NT$88.79	$2.46 SAR9.23	-11.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.13 NT$100.11	$3.71 SAR13.92	+18.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.21 NT$38.68	$0.94 SAR3.52	-22.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.14 NT$36.41	$0.78 SAR2.92	-31.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.49 NT$47.78	$0.71 SAR2.67	-52.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.40 NT$44.60	$0.75 SAR2.81	-46.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.07 NT$34.13	$0.52 SAR1.95	-51.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.07 NT$34.13	$0.58 SAR2.17	-45.9%
Average			-41.0%

HsinChu vs. Jeddah (Jiddah) - Cost of groceries

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pay 13.3% more for transportation

	HsinChu	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.83 NT$122.29	$2.35 SAR8.82	-38.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.18 NT$1,284.16	$54.69 SAR205.21	+36.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,523.97 NT$1M	$47,965.95 SAR180K	+43.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.65 NT$180.59	$17.05 SAR63.99	+201.8%
Average			+13.3%

HsinChu vs. Jeddah (Jiddah) - Cost of transportation

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pay 76.0% more for housing

	HsinChu	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.44 NT$685.39	$67.53 SAR253.38	+214.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$436.10 NT$13,938.51	$796.91 SAR2,989.92	+82.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$259.67 NT$8,299.40	$530.19 SAR1,989.22	+104.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$78.16 NT$2,498.17	$68.97 SAR258.77	-11.8%
Average			+76.0%

HsinChu vs. Jeddah (Jiddah) - Cost of housing

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pay 0.2% less for childcare

	HsinChu	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$753.35 NT$24,078.05	$760.49 SAR2,853.27	+0.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,663.11 NT$533K	$16,442.55 SAR61,690.38	-1.3%
Average			-0.2%

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pay 35.0% more for entertainment and sports

	HsinChu	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.88 NT$60.20	$2.40 SAR9.00	+27.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.98 NT$95.31	$3.79 SAR14.23	+27.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 NT$125.41	$6.66 SAR24.99	+69.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.79 NT$1,655.37	$79.20 SAR297.16	+52.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.04 NT$321.04	$11.99 SAR44.99	+19.4%
Average			+35.0%

HsinChu vs. Jeddah (Jiddah) - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 23.3% more for clothing

	HsinChu	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.29 NT$1,830.93	$73.80 SAR276.87	+28.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.71 NT$1,141.20	$57.02 SAR213.95	+59.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.47 NT$2,508.13	$99.59 SAR373.63	+26.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.94 NT$3,385.98	$93.64 SAR351.32	-11.6%
Average			+23.3%

HsinChu vs. Jeddah (Jiddah) - Cost of clothing

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