Jerusalem vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jerusalem Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2037
$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4974
$2650
🏠 One person rent
$1185
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$2324
$781
🍽️ Food expenses
$565
$379
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2358
$1271
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
38 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
77
81
😀 Quality of life
84
83
🏙️ Population
936K
2.73M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 118% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 1770th and 6046th ($2037 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 4th in Israel and Taiwan, respectively. Check Israel vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Jerusalem compared to 1.4 months in Kaohsiung. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 358th and 389th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jerusalem vs Kaohsiung

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Jerusalem Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.4
$3.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$89.2
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.6
$5.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.45
$1.56
 Cappuccino
$4
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.54
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1355
$351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$953
$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2790
$876
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1935
$613
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$126
$60.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$93.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.9
$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.96%
2.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12822
$4772
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8413
$2838
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.6
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.8
$31.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$8.84
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.92
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.91
$3.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.83
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.65
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$9.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.26
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.44
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.52
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$86.1
$34
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$9.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$97.9
$53.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.9
$81.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$82
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$859
$348
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11066
$12438

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance City Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi Bethlehem
$934
13 km or 7.9 mi Ramallah
$952
22 km or 14 mi Beit Shemesh
$1400
28 km or 17 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1835
30 km or 19 mi Hebron
$721
35 km or 22 mi Lod
$1768
36 km or 22 mi Dura
$847
36 km or 22 mi Ariel
$1536
36 km or 23 mi Ramla
$2115
40 km or 25 mi Rehovot
$1741
42 km or 26 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1853
42 km or 26 mi Yehud
$1866
43 km or 27 mi Ness Ziona
$1825
43 km or 27 mi Kafr Qasim
$1868
43 km or 27 mi Rishon LeZion
$1881
44 km or 28 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1771
46 km or 28 mi Petah Tikva
$1769
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Ono
$1836
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Gat
$1754
47 km or 29 mi Yavne
$1815
48 km or 30 mi Nablus
$730
49 km or 30 mi Bnei Brak
$1996
50 km or 31 mi Givatayim
$2020
50 km or 31 mi Holon
$1751
50 km or 31 mi Ramat Gan
$2154
51 km or 32 mi Qalqilya
$705
51 km or 32 mi Bat Yam
$1795
51 km or 32 mi Hod HaSharon
$2098
52 km or 32 mi Tel Aviv
$2254
53 km or 33 mi Kfar Saba
$1918
54 km or 33 mi Ashdod
$1775
54 km or 33 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1651
54 km or 34 mi Herzliya
$2085
55 km or 34 mi Ra'anana
$1917
56 km or 35 mi Tira
$1872
56 km or 35 mi Al-Salt
$692
57 km or 36 mi Tayibe
$1838
58 km or 36 mi Arad
$1651
62 km or 38 mi Rahat
$1632
63 km or 39 mi Ashkelon
$1671

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$841
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$801
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$707
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$761
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$818
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$841
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$931
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$698
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$864
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$828
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$745
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$821
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1060
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$654
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$807
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$666
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1028
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$661
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$731
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$605
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$592
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$706
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$691
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$726
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1229
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$683
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$795
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$642
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$673
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1014
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1231
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$719
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$445
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$801
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$776
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$629
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$643