Cost of living comparison

Taiwan

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Saudi Arabia

Riyadh vs. Tainan Cost of Living Summary

Riyadh is 53.2% more expensive than Tainan.

Restaurants: pay 56.2% more in Riyadh
Groceries: pay 35.6% less in Riyadh
Transportation: pay 7.1% less in Riyadh
Housing: pay 3.4 times more in Riyadh
Childcare: pay 50.4% more in Riyadh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.5% more in Riyadh
Clothing: pay 10.6% more in Riyadh

The cost of housing, restaurants, childcare, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Riyadh are more expensive than in Tainan. Expenses including groceries and transportation are lower in Riyadh. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Riyadh.

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Riyadh vs. Tainan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Riyadh instead of Tainan, you would:

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pay 56.2% more for restaurants

	Tainan	Riyadh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.77 NT$120.39	$7.99 SAR29.99	+112.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.71 NT$150.49	$7.99 SAR29.99	+69.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 NT$29.35	$0.87 SAR3.28	-4.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 NT$20.86	$0.31 SAR1.18	-52.0%
Average			+56.2%

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pay 35.6% less for groceries

	Tainan	Riyadh
Bread 1 loaf	$1.76 NT$56.41	$1.29 SAR4.83	-27.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.85 NT$314.68	$5.27 SAR19.77	-46.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.54 NT$368.90	$6.76 SAR25.38	-41.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.72 NT$87.00	$3.08 SAR11.57	+13.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.45 NT$142.21	$4.34 SAR16.27	-2.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.23 NT$71.26	$1.30 SAR4.88	-41.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.29 NT$41.09	$0.87 SAR3.28	-32.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.38 NT$44.23	$1.13 SAR4.23	-18.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.02 NT$64.54	$0.80 SAR2.99	-60.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.25 NT$39.84	$0.54 SAR2.04	-56.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 NT$33.27	$0.59 SAR2.21	-43.4%
Average			-35.6%

Tainan vs. Riyadh - Cost of groceries

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pay 7.1% less for transportation

	Tainan	Riyadh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.93 NT$125.53	$2.35 SAR8.81	-40.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.74 NT$1,078.50	$37.31 SAR139.97	+10.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,523.97 NT$1M	$34,642.08 SAR130K	+3.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.87 NT$283.42	$18.12 SAR67.99	+104.3%
Average			-7.1%

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pay 3.4 times more for housing

	Tainan	Riyadh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.44 NT$685.39	$71.73 SAR269.13	+234.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$298.20 NT$9,530.89	$1,186.87 SAR4,453.00	+298.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$196.18 NT$6,270.32	$833.69 SAR3,127.91	+325.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.27 NT$2,118.10	$81.86 SAR307.12	+23.5%
Average			+239.8%

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pay 50.4% more for childcare

	Tainan	Riyadh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$431.61 NT$13,794.71	$530.73 SAR1,991.25	+23.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,493.16 NT$176K	$10,105.80 SAR37,915.67	+84.0%
Average			+50.4%

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pay 37.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Tainan	Riyadh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.83 NT$90.29	$2.13 SAR8.00	-24.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.24 NT$103.67	$4.28 SAR16.06	+32.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 NT$125.41	$7.73 SAR28.99	+97.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.98 NT$1,437.66	$89.94 SAR337.43	+99.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.73 NT$311.01	$13.32 SAR49.99	+36.9%
Average			+37.5%

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pay 10.6% more for clothing

	Tainan	Riyadh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.18 NT$2,019.38	$58.30 SAR218.72	-7.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.99 NT$1,277.99	$54.26 SAR203.59	+35.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.98 NT$2,715.95	$102.59 SAR384.92	+20.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.09 NT$3,358.66	$103.93 SAR389.92	-1.1%
Average			+10.6%

Tainan vs. Riyadh - Cost of clothing

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