Jeddah vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1210
$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2901
$2603
🏠 One person rent
$583
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$965
$606
🍽️ Food expenses
$315
$410
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$80
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1673
$1504
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
45
80
😀 Quality of life
76
88
🏙️ Population
4.7M
2.71M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 25% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 4730th and 5770th ($1210 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th 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 Jeddah compared to 1.5 months in Kaohsiung. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Kaohsiung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 1324th and 281st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeddah vs Kaohsiung

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Jeddah Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.59
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.7
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.5
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$599
$349
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$415
$256
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1068
$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$732
$468
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.6
$52.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.5
$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.8
$26.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.32%
2.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1601
$4645
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1010
$3214
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.11
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.3
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.9
$9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.68
$3.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.27
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$7.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$15.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$6.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.18
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.65
$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.55
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.54
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$91.7
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.03
$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.2
$92.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.5
$88.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$523
$470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8743
$13326

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$1031
296 km or 184 mi Port Sudan
$976
307 km or 191 mi Yanbu
$791
328 km or 204 mi Medina
$1164
395 km or 246 mi Bisha
$890
410 km or 255 mi Bareq
$873
508 km or 315 mi Abha
$871
597 km or 371 mi Al Wajh
$919
645 km or 401 mi Keren
$483
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$834
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$484
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$993
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$864
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1124
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$513
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$350
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$475
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$938
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$738
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$947
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$481
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$1036
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$379
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$439
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$334
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1628
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$338
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$532
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$476
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$748
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$429
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$771
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$872
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$476
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$375
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$753
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$803
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$478

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$938
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$844
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$904
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$884
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$868
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$874
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$942
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$687
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$921
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$889
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$792
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$892
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1123
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$643
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$729
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$648
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$979
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$673
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$702
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$612
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$474
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$679
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$473
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$600
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$705
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1039
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$672
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$682
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$640
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$689
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$954
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1042
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$717
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$403
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$777
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$774
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$638
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$617