Jeddah vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1155
$1002
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2694
$2658
🏠 One person rent
$541
$370
🏘️ Family rent
$841
$633
🍽️ Food expenses
$325
$420
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$80.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2303
$1313
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
45
80
😀 Quality of life
79
85
🏙️ Population
4.7M
2.73M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 15% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 4809th and 5567th ($1155 vs $1002) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 2 months in Jeddah compared to 1.3 months in Kaohsiung. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 894th and 461st 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
$6.64
$3.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.98
$5.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$1.63
☕ Cappuccino
$3.64
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$418
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$393
$263
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$881
$739
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$627
$480
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.5
$47.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.3
$72.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67
$28.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.57%
2.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2007
$4822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1025
$3194
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.32
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39
$14.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$8.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$3.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.56
$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.64
$8.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$7.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.34
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.72
$4.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.57
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.5
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.15
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$85.1
$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$9.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56
$71.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.95
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.4
$111
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.8
$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$393
$446
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6703
$12260

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$1162
296 km or 184 mi Port Sudan
$964
307 km or 191 mi Yanbu
$791
328 km or 204 mi Medina
$1182
395 km or 246 mi Bisha
$918
410 km or 255 mi Bareq
$903
508 km or 315 mi Abha
$911
597 km or 371 mi Al Wajh
$940
645 km or 401 mi Keren
$500
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$862
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$499
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$860
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1116
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$533
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$348
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$498
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$967
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$825
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$971
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$498
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$1069
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$365
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$428
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$346
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1627
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$522
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$354
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$560
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$498
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$826
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$517
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$791
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$925
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$499
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$398
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$769
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$879
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$500

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$894
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$854
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$914
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$894
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$894
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$914
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$1006
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$695
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$993
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$868
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$942
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$802
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$901
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1135
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1313
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$615
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$707
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$621
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1030
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$634
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$681
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$589
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$454
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$628
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$451
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$579
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$697
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1078
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$628
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$669
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$616
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$671
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$941
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1079
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$700
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$415
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$766
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$753
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$608
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$600