Jerusalem vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jerusalem Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1948
$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4581
$2619
🏠 One person rent
$1113
$339
🏘️ Family rent
$1998
$747
🍽️ Food expenses
$533
$377
🚐 Transport expenses
$140
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2599
$1088
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
38 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
77
81
😀 Quality of life
85
84
🏙️ Population
936K
2.73M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 109% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 1907th and 5786th ($1948 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 5th in Israel and Taiwan, respectively. Check Israel vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Jerusalem compared to 1.2 months in Kaohsiung. Jerusalem ranked 3rd best city to live in Israel vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 276th and 320th among best cities to live in the world.

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Jerusalem Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.1
$3.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.3
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14
$4.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.88
$2.08
☕ Cappuccino
$3.82
$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.6
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1338
$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$906
$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2415
$829
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1678
$580
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.6
$62.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$94.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.5
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.13%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13221
$4824
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9303
$2490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.54
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.5
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$9.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.82
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.34
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.86
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$8.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$3.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.79
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$9.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.44
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.2
$2.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.79
$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$76.6
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$9.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$99.5
$54.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$8.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.6
$96.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$81.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$783
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10218
$12618

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance City Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi Bethlehem
$964
13 km or 7.9 mi Ramallah
$1011
22 km or 14 mi Beit Shemesh
$1366
28 km or 17 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1840
30 km or 19 mi Hebron
$737
35 km or 22 mi Lod
$1752
36 km or 22 mi Dura
$802
36 km or 22 mi Ariel
$1583
36 km or 23 mi Ramla
$2068
40 km or 25 mi Rehovot
$1701
42 km or 26 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1885
42 km or 26 mi Yehud
$1900
43 km or 27 mi Ness Ziona
$1912
43 km or 27 mi Kafr Qasim
$1896
43 km or 27 mi Rishon LeZion
$2010
44 km or 28 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1779
46 km or 28 mi Petah Tikva
$1871
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Ono
$1914
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Gat
$1825
47 km or 29 mi Yavne
$1826
48 km or 30 mi Nablus
$849
49 km or 30 mi Bnei Brak
$2050
50 km or 31 mi Givatayim
$2113
50 km or 31 mi Holon
$1776
50 km or 31 mi Ramat Gan
$2212
51 km or 32 mi Qalqilya
$760
51 km or 32 mi Bat Yam
$1871
51 km or 32 mi Hod HaSharon
$2010
52 km or 32 mi Tel Aviv
$2259
53 km or 33 mi Kfar Saba
$1920
54 km or 33 mi Ashdod
$1848
54 km or 33 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1718
54 km or 34 mi Herzliya
$2149
55 km or 34 mi Ra'anana
$1939
56 km or 35 mi Tira
$1873
56 km or 35 mi Al-Salt
$679
57 km or 36 mi Tayibe
$1850
58 km or 36 mi Arad
$1678
62 km or 38 mi Rahat
$1687
63 km or 39 mi Ashkelon
$1499

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$913
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$952
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$725
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$791
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$857
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$890
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$995
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$746
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$860
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$917
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$861
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$863
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$851
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1011
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1169
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$676
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$721
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$689
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$860
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$675
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$719
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$589
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$588
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$664
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$716
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$738
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1114
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$694
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$799
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$667
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$678
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1083
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1115
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$744
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$487
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$891
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$787
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$837
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$655