Jeddah vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1209
$999
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2848
$2645
🏠 One person rent
$584
$382
🏘️ Family rent
$940
$672
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$413
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$77.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2099
$1411
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
45
80
😀 Quality of life
78
87
🏙️ Population
4.7M
2.72M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 21% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 4757th and 5666th ($1209 vs $999) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Saudi Arabia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Jeddah compared to 1.4 months in Kaohsiung. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 990th and 364th 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
$6.63
$3.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.1
$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.98
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.11
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.68
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$556
$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1019
$745
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$713
$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.8
$46.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.5
$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.3
$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.97%
2.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1688
$4856
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1003
$3306
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.32
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.1
$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$8.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$3.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.41
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.22
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.19
$8.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$7.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$3.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.58
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.61
$4.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.53
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.5
$4.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.15
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$86.8
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.5
$69.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.1
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.2
$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$453
$450
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7655
$11481

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$964
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$795
328 km or 204 mi Medina
$1168
395 km or 246 mi Bisha
$906
410 km or 255 mi Bareq
$893
508 km or 315 mi Abha
$902
597 km or 371 mi Al Wajh
$942
645 km or 401 mi Keren
$498
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$815
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$497
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$865
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1104
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$531
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$369
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$491
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$931
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$775
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$931
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$498
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$1074
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$385
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$448
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$354
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1632
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$360
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$551
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$492
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$810
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$479
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$858
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$491
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$415
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$776
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$819
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$494

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$910
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$841
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$910
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$889
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$879
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$888
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$957
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$709
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$937
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$882
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$796
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$903
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1108
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$630
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$723
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$634
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$997
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$668
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$696
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$602
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$465
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$656
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$464
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$589
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$698
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1067
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$654
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$673
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$634
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$682
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$943
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1064
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$705
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$416
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$765
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$763
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$621
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$610