Cost of living comparison
Taipei is 11.1% more expensive than Riyadh.
If you lived in Taipei instead of Riyadh, you would:
pay 15.5% more for restaurants
Riyadh
|
Taipei
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
SAR30.00
|
$6.22
NT$201.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
SAR30.00
|
$4.98
NT$161.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
SAR3.02
|
$1.03
NT$33.34
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
SAR1.38
|
$0.72
NT$23.22
|
|
pay 62.9% more for groceries
Riyadh
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
SAR4.49
|
$1.88
NT$61.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.02
SAR15.06
|
$7.75
NT$251.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.57
SAR24.65
|
$11.33
NT$367.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
SAR9.97
|
$2.84
NT$92.02
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.82
SAR14.32
|
$4.13
NT$133.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
SAR3.63
|
$2.07
NT$67.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SAR2.90
|
$1.01
NT$32.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
SAR2.90
|
$1.18
NT$38.26
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
SAR3.04
|
$1.49
NT$48.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SAR2.25
|
$1.24
NT$40.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
SAR2.51
|
$1.12
NT$36.41
|
|
pay 11.8% more for transportation
Riyadh
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.29
SAR8.59
|
$3.71
NT$120.34
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.82
SAR104.35
|
$37.34
NT$1,211.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,995.90
SAR120,000.61
|
$31,397.60
NT$1,018,522.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.80
SAR63.00
|
$8.87
NT$287.69
|
|
pay 35.5% less for housing
Riyadh
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$75.45
SAR282.98
|
$25.59
NT$829.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,149.81
SAR4,312.35
|
$662.03
NT$21,475.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$771.57
SAR2,893.76
|
$504.69
NT$16,371.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.19
SAR267.01
|
$72.03
NT$2,336.48
|
|
pay 66.3% more for childcare
Riyadh
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$398.81
SAR1,495.73
|
$686.42
NT$22,267.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,026.17
SAR41,353.66
|
$17,703.28
NT$574,285.52
|
|
pay 31.7% less for entertainment and sports
Riyadh
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SAR7.50
|
$2.49
NT$80.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.65
SAR17.46
|
$3.49
NT$113.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.47
SAR28.00
|
$3.89
NT$126.18
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$107.87
SAR404.58
|
$38.67
NT$1,254.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.33
SAR65.00
|
$9.34
NT$302.83
|
|
pay 11.4% less for clothing
Riyadh
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.05
SAR202.70
|
$62.24
NT$2,018.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.60
SAR219.79
|
$30.20
NT$979.80
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.57
SAR403.46
|
$88.35
NT$2,865.92
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.29
SAR368.62
|
$103.73
NT$3,364.79
|
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